Kate is a salesperson in a retail store and earns $88 per week plus 11% of her weekly sales. If Kate made $154 one week,what were her sales that week?
this is another word problem.
I don't know the equation
I was thinking
88 + .11 = 154x
but that equation I know is wrong
or (88/154) = (.11/x) ?
154 - 88 = 66 This is the amount of her commission.
0.11x = 66
x = 66/0.11
x = ? amount of sales
thank you so much
although why would I divide 66 by 0.11 instead of multiplying 0.11?
The equation 0.11x = 66 means that 11% of some number is 66.
Since you're looking for the amount of sales, you need to divide. Remember you're looking for a number much larger than 66.
0.11 times $66 = $7.26 so that can't be the amount of the sales.
oh ok
? confusing
To solve this problem, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's say Kate's weekly sales amount is represented by the variable "x". According to the problem, she earns $88 per week plus 11% of her weekly sales.
So, the total amount Kate earns in a week can be calculated as follows:
Total earnings = $88 + 11% of sales
To find her sales amount for the week when she made $154, we can set up the equation:
$88 + 0.11x = $154
To solve this equation, we need to isolate the variable x, which represents Kate's sales.
Step 1: Subtract $88 from both sides of the equation:
0.11x = $154 - $88
Step 2: Simplify the right side of the equation:
0.11x = $66
Step 3: Divide both sides of the equation by 0.11 to solve for x:
x = $66 รท 0.11
Calculating this, we find:
x = $600
So, Kate's sales for that week were $600.