Pete earns graduated commission on his sales each month. he earns 7% commission on the first $35,000 in sales and 9% on anything over that. if pete had $43,000 in sales this month, how much commission did he earn?

Total sales for this month are:

We can rewrite this number as follows:

Then, we know the percentages for profit.

Therefore, for this month, Pete's commissions are:

The total commissions that Pete won in $ are:

ruth is 6 years old

step-by-step explanation:

6 + 24 = 30,   so 6/30 = .2  

if you do 1/5 it also equals .2, so that is the answer.

x + 4/7

step-by-step explanation:

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