Problema Solution

Juliet an office manager was paid $1,000 per month plus 1/4 of one percent of all office sales. In November ,she received $2,780

.This amount was based on monthly sales of....?

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Let 'x' represent the sales.

1,000 + 0.0025x = 2780 (1/4 of one percent is 1/4 = 0.25% or as a decimal 0.0025)

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x = $712,000

This amount was based on monthly sales of $712,000.