A salesman is paid a commission of 10% on all sales worth K£ 10,000 and below and a commission of 15% on sales above K£...

A salesman is paid a commission of 10% on all sales worth K£ 10,000 and below and a commission of 15% on sales above K£ 10,000. In one month she got Ksh 50,000 as commission, calculate the total worth of goods in Ksh sold in that month.

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let the total sales be x
10% of 200000 = 20,000
50 000 – 2 000 = 30,000
15/100 xy = 30,000
y = 200 000
200 000 + 200 000 = 400 000

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Kavungya answered the question on November 14, 2019 at 11:36

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