A salesperson set a goal to earn $1,500 in January. She receives a base salary of $600 per month, as well as a 25% commission for all sales in that month. How many dollars of merchandise will she have to sell to meet her goal?
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given the statement:
A salesperson set a goal to earn $1,500 in January. She receives a base salary of $600 per month, as well as a 25% commission for all sales in that month.
Determine how many dollars of merchandise will she have to sell to meet her goal.
Solution:
We must first determine her current money by taking 25% of 600 and then adding the percentage value to 600. To do so, we must convert first 25% to a decimal. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.
= 0.25
=$600 (.25)
=$150
=$600 + $150
=$750
Subtract 1500 by 750 in order to determine how many dollars the salesperson needed.
= $1500 - $750
= $750
Final answer:
= $750