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A magazine sales person earns $250 a week plus a a commission of 1/6 of the total sales. lf the total sales for the week were $693, what is the total that the sales person earned?

Answer 1

Isaiah Anthony

The total the salesperson earned was $365.50

We can write the formula for the salespersons salary as:

#E = b + 1/6s#

Where:

#E# is the total Earnings for the week.

#b# is the base salary for the week.

#s# is the total sales for the week.

Substituting gives:

#E = $250 + (1/6 xx $693)#

#E = 250 + ($693)/6#

#E = $250 + $115.50#

#E = $365.50#

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Answer 2

Eli Assouline

The total earnings for the salesperson for the week would be $361.50.

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