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Re: Word Problem/ Percents
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enix311 said:A sale clerk's base salary is $21,000. The clerk earns a 6% commission on total sales. How much must the clerk sale to earn $30,000?
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Re: Word Problem/ Percents
How much the clark must earn in commisson to have a total salary of 30000? [say that figure is M]
She gets 6% commisson - given.
So 6% of what number = M
enix311 said:Well that's where I get lost... do I start with $30,000= $21,000 x 6%? Is that how I start?
How much the clark must earn in commisson to have a total salary of 30000? [say that figure is M]
She gets 6% commisson - given.
So 6% of what number = M
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Re: Word Problem/ Percents
Follow the steps indicated in my earlier post.
enix311 said:So do you do 30000/6%? -- No
Follow the steps indicated in my earlier post.
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Re: Word Problem/ Percents
Follow the steps indicated in my earlier post.
I'll do a similar problem for you:
A sale clerk's base salary is $35,000. The clerk earns a 5% commission on total sales. How much must the clerk sale to earn $50,000?
The clerk needs to earn in commission = 50000 - 35000 = 15000
The clerk earns a 5% commission on total sales
5% of what is 15000
0.05 * x = 15000
x = 15000/0.05 = 300,000
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The clerk must sale 300,000 worth of stuff
then the commission = 300,000 * 0.05 = 15,000
The total salary of the clerk = 35000 (base) + 15000 (commission) = 50,000 (checks)
enix311 said:The problem is multple choice. Can i plug in one of the answer choices and multiply that by 6% and see what gives me 30000? Would that work?<<< No
Follow the steps indicated in my earlier post.
I'll do a similar problem for you:
A sale clerk's base salary is $35,000. The clerk earns a 5% commission on total sales. How much must the clerk sale to earn $50,000?
The clerk needs to earn in commission = 50000 - 35000 = 15000
The clerk earns a 5% commission on total sales
5% of what is 15000
0.05 * x = 15000
x = 15000/0.05 = 300,000
check
The clerk must sale 300,000 worth of stuff
then the commission = 300,000 * 0.05 = 15,000
The total salary of the clerk = 35000 (base) + 15000 (commission) = 50,000 (checks)