Question #6b350

1 Answer
Feb 18, 2017

Total sales should be worth $15,000.

Explanation:

If the total earning expected is $3,000 and the salary paid is $500 plus 1/6 of sales. then the amount that must come as a commission from sales is 3,000-500, which is $2,500.

This amount represents 1/6 of the sales you must make which we shall represent as x. To find x, the total sales to be made, we write:

x xx1/6=2,500

Multiply both sides by 6.

x=2,500xx6

x=15,000