Respuesta :
well, his gross, namely, his total he got before any taxes and other deductions, was 700
now, he's guaranteed a salary of 275, so he gets that as a fixed amount per week
then it gets padded up with commission from the sales, namely 5.25% of total sales
so hmm 5.25% of anything is just (5.25/100) * anything
so... let's say, the total sales were "x", 5.25% of "x" is just (5.25/100) * x
or 0.0525x
whatever "x" was, we know that, 5.25% of that, and his 275 salary, add up to 700
thus 700 = 275 + 0.0525x <---- solve for "x"
now, he's guaranteed a salary of 275, so he gets that as a fixed amount per week
then it gets padded up with commission from the sales, namely 5.25% of total sales
so hmm 5.25% of anything is just (5.25/100) * anything
so... let's say, the total sales were "x", 5.25% of "x" is just (5.25/100) * x
or 0.0525x
whatever "x" was, we know that, 5.25% of that, and his 275 salary, add up to 700
thus 700 = 275 + 0.0525x <---- solve for "x"
Answer:
$8095.24
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent total weekly sales.
We have been given that Lou Harris gets a commission of 5.25% of his total sales.
So the amount earned in x sales would be [tex]\frac{5.25}{100}\cdot x=0.0525x[/tex].
Harris also gets guaranteed weekly salary $275.
Harris total salary would be [tex]0.0525x+275[/tex].
We have been given that Harris's gross pay was $700. We can equate this amount as:
[tex]0.0525x+275=700[/tex]
[tex]0.0525x+275-275=700-275[/tex]
[tex]0.0525x=425[/tex]
[tex]\frac{0.0525x}{0.0525}=\frac{425}{0.0525}[/tex]
[tex]x=8095.238095[/tex]
[tex]x\approx 8095.24[/tex]
Therefore, Harris's total sales in a week was $8095.24.
