Question

Jordan works at a hair salon. He earns $9 per hour, plus 5% of any hair products he sells. If he works 20 hours a week, how much money in hair products must he sell to earn at least $250? *

Answer 1

He earns $150 a week so he has to earn $70 from hair products. By dividing $70 by .05, we see that $70 is 5% of $1,400. Jordan must sell $1,400 worth of hair products to earn $250.