A salesman is allowed 24% commission on the total sales by him and a bonus of 1% on the sales over Rs. 25000. If the total earnings of a salesman is Rs. 11475, find the total sales.
Let the total sales be x According to the question x × 24/100 + (x - 25000) × 1/100 = 11,475 24x/100 + (x-25000)/100 = 11475 24x + x – 25000 = 11, 47,500 25x = 11, 72,500 x = 46,900