Problema Solution
Cleo earns a base pay of $250 per week plus an 8% commission on all of his sales. What is the minimum amount of sales in dollars that Cleo must make to earn $560 per week?
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Let 'x' represent the amount of sales that Cleo makes per week.
We add the base pay and the 8% commission the sales x together to make $560:
250 + 0.08x = 560
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x = $3,875
The sales that Cleo must make to earn $560 per week is $3,875.