Question

Joe is a car salesman. He earns 300 for every car he sells plus a 3 percent commission. IfJjoe sells 3 cars in one week for a total of 35,243, what are
his total earnings for the week

Answer 1

Given Situation:Joe is a car salesman. He earns 300 for every car he sells plus a 3 percent commission. Joe sells 3 cars in one week for a total of 35,243.Questin: what are his total earnings for the week.First let's solve for the number of cars.=> 1 car = 300 dollars=> 3 cars = 3 * 300 = 900 dollarsNow, let's solve for the percentage of his commision:=> 35 243 dollars = total amount he received for the 3 cars he sold.=> 35 243 dollars  * 0.03 = 1 057.29 dollars is the commision.Now, let's add=> 900 + 1 057.29 = 1 957.29 dollars