Hey there!
Your question states:
<span>John's monthly paycheck consists of $4000 plus a 9% commission on all of his sales. During one month, John earned $11,650. What were his sales during that month?
</span>
We don't want to 9% to really trick us.
We just do 11,650 - 4,000 = 7,650.
Now, we can adjust everything.
That
9% of the commission on the sales was worth
. . . 7,650
Your correct and clarified answer would be
. . .

Hope this helps.
~Jurgen
Eight below zero would express the value -8, negative eight,
but not 8.
Answer:
x = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
<em>To solve, we need to isolate </em><em>x</em><em>.</em>
<em>Start by moving the </em><em>20</em><em> to the other side by subtracting it from both sides.</em>
2x = 8
<em>Since </em><em>x</em><em> is being multiplied by </em><em>2</em><em>, we need to </em><u><em>divide</em></u><em> both sides by </em><em>2</em><em> to move it to the other side.</em>
x = 4
-1, -8
0, -9
1, -10
2, -11
Hope that helps!