## Karmel 2 years ago Tara works in a clothing store where she earns a base salary of $100 per day plus percent of her daily sales. She sold$800 in clothing on Saturday and $1500 in clothing on Sunday. How much did she earn over the two days? • This Question is Closed 1. Karmel I need some Help! 2. Aylin What is the percentage that she earns from her sales? Looks like it got left out of the problem. 3. Karmel oh sorry 12 4. ashlynn143 well wouldn't you just do $800+ 1500 =?$ 5. Karmel Tara works in a clothing store where she earns a base salary of$100 per day plus 12 percent of her daily sales. She sold $800 in clothing on Saturday and$1500 in clothing on Sunday. How much did she earn over the two days?

6. Karmel

ok ill try that

7. RainbowsandCats

i got 2852 0.0

8. Blake95

476

9. ashlynn143

i got 1097.6

10. RainbowsandCats

if its wrong i probably sound really stupid

11. Karmel

12. Karmel

those 2 numbers

13. Aylin

12%=0.12 The amount she earns on any given day can be expressed as$M=100+0.12 \times S$where S is the total price of sales for that day. Plugging in S for Saturday for example gives$M=100+0.12 \times 800=100+96$Can you do Sunday? After you get that, just add them together!

14. Karmel

where does 96 come from

15. Karmel

can anyone answer where 96 comes from

16. RainbowsandCats

I have no idea

17. Karmel

ok

18. Aylin

800 times 0.12 is 96

19. Karmel

y did u put another equal sign and added 100 plus 96

20. Aylin

100+0.12 x 800 is the same as 100 + 96 I was simplifying part of the equation.

21. Karmel

ok thank you for clearing that up

22. Aylin

No problem. Is it clear now?

23. Karmel

yes so M=196

24. Aylin

For Saturday, yep! Then you just need to do Sunday, and then add the money she made Saturday to the money she made Sunday.

25. Karmel

oh ok thank you ill do that n tell u what i get

26. Aylin

Ok! :)

27. Karmel

he got 280 for Sunday and Sundays pay + Saturdays pay='s 476

28. Aylin

Exactly! :)

29. Karmel

thank you and thank you

30. Karmel

you really r a lifesaver

31. Aylin

I like helping people, and I like math. Thus the combination of those two things is super awesome!

32. Karmel

lol that is a great thing