Question

Kenneth got a pay check for $415 this week. He made 3.2% commission on total sales. What were his total sales? $12,968.75 $14,523.22 $18,422.56 $20,232.85

Answer 1

The total sales of Kenneth is $ 12968.75

Solution:

Given that Kenneth got a pay check for $415 this week

He made 3.2% commission on total sales

To find: total sales of Kenneth

Let "t" be the total sales of Kenneth

Kenneth got a pay check for $415 this week and made 3.2% commission on total sales. Which means that 3.2 % of total sales has yielded $ 415

$ 415 = 3.2% of total sales

415 = 3.2% of t

$415 = \frac{3.2}{100} \times t\\\\415 = 0.032 \times t\\\\t = \frac{415}{0.032}\\\\t = 12968.75$

Thus the total sales is $ 12968.75