Question

Question #6b350

Answer 1

Total sales should be worth `$15,000`.

Explanation:

If the total earning expected is `$3,000` and the salary paid is `$500` plus `1/6` of sales. then the amount that must come as a commission from sales is `3,000-500`, which is `$2,500`.

This amount represents `1/6` of the sales you must make which we shall represent as `x`. To find `x`, the total sales to be made, we write:

`x xx1/6=2,500`

Multiply both sides by `6`.

`x=2,500xx6`

`x=15,000`