Hey there!
Your question states:
John's monthly paycheck consists of $4000 plus a 9% commission on all of his sales. During one month, John earned $11,650. What were his sales during that month?
We don't want to 9% to really trick us.
We just do 11,650 - 4,000 = 7,650.
Now, we can adjust everything.
That 9% of the commission on the sales was worth . . .
7,650
Your correct and clarified answer would be . . .
[tex]\boxed{\boxed{\boxed{7,650}}}[/tex]
Hope this helps.
~Jurgen
