Question

. Ben sells appliances in a large department store. He makes a weekly salary plus 3% on sales. One

week he sold $3200 worth of appliances and received a total of $471 for the week. How much was
his regular weekly salary?

Answer 1

Answer: $375

Explanation:
Condition of Ben's weekly earnings go like as following equation:
Ben gets = Salary + 3% of sales

When he got $471 and sales were $3200
Then the equation becomes:
471 = Salary + 3% of 3200
471 = Salary + 3200x3/100
471 = Salary + 32x3
471 = Salary + 96
471-96 = Salary
375 = Salary
Salary = $375