Question

Sara works at a watch store. She earns $7.50 per hour, plus 8% commision for her watch sales. This month she worked 80 hours and sold $3280 in watches. How much will her paycheck be for the month, before taxes?

Answer 1

`$600+$256.64 =$856.64`

Explanation:

Summarise the information given:

Her paycheck is made up from two sources of payment.

`$7.50` per hour

`8%` commission on the sales of watches.

She worked for `80` hours @ `$7.50rarr 80xx 7.50 = $600`

Commission: `8% xx 3280 = 8/100 xx 3280 rarr" "$256.64`

`$600+$256.64 =$856.64`