You are a salesperson for Acme Toys. Every day you earn $30 plus two-ninths of your sales. What dollar amount of sales do you need today to earn $100?
Answer (3)
the salesperson earns a fixed cost of $ 30 plus 2/9th of his sales
we have to find how many sales he gets to earn $ 100 for one day
so lets say that the number of sales for the day - x sales
and he earns 2/9th of his sales
therefore amount he earns for x sales is - 9 2 ∗ x = 9 2 x
this value plus his fixed earnings of $ 30 per day
so the amount he earns is 2x/9 + 30
this equals $ 100
so we can write the following equation
9 2 x + 30 = 100
9 2 x = 100 − 30
9 2 x = 70
2x = 70 * 9
2x = 630
x = 315
so the amount of sales he earns for that day is 315 sales
x − am o u n t o f s a l es 30 + 9 2 ∗ x = 100 ∣ S u b t r a c t 30 9 2 ∗ x = 70 ∣ ∗ 9 2 x = 630 ∣ : 2 x = 315 Y o u n ee d 315 s a l es .
To earn $100, you need to make $315 in sales. This is calculated by considering your fixed earnings of $30 and the additional earnings from your sales at 2/9 of the total sales amount. The equation resolves to find that $315 in sales is required to reach your earning goal.
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