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Ashanti is a saleswoman and earns a commission on sales based on the monthly rates shown in the table below:- In addition, she earns a basic monthly...

Ashanti is a saleswoman and earns a commission on sales based on the monthly rates shown
in the table below:-
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In addition, she earns a basic monthly pay of Kshs.6700. During a certain month, she earned
a total salary amounting to Kshs.8368. How much worth of sales did she make?

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Kavungya
Commission earned Kshs. (8368 – 6700) = Kshs. 1668/=
let sales in 3rd bracket be y
10/100 x 5000) + (15/100 x 3000) + (20/100 x y) = 1668
500 + 450 + 0.2y = 1668
0.2y = 1668 – 950 = 718
y = 718/0.2 = 35%
Total sales = (8000 + 3590)
= shs.11590
Kavungya answered the question on June 19, 2019 at 10:03

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