Charlotte has two job offers as a car sales person. The first job will pay her $600 a month plus 2% on the price of her car sales. The second job will pay $1000 a month plus 1% on the price of her sales. How much must she sell each month to make the same income from the two jobs?

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nottim · Answer

Is this like annuities or something?

mayah3 · Answer

Hmm..

anonymous · Answer

I'm not real sure.. That's why I need help. Haha.

nottim · Answer

What work have you done? Or, do you know the formula? You have learned about annuities? OR compound interest?

nottim · Answer

I think you just find the formulas for both of them, and then make them equal each other, while looking for "x".

anonymous · Answer

I don't know about any of this stuff....

nottim · Answer

Ok.

nottim · Answer

Let's talk about the first job first then.

anonymous · Answer

I've been absent from my classes the days that they were teaching it.

anonymous · Answer

And Ok.

nottim · Answer

$600 is a constant.

anonymous · Answer

Ok..

nottim · Answer

2% is 0.02, and it is coefficient I guess.

anonymous · Answer

Oh, btw, I have about 10 minutes and then I gotta go.

nottim · Answer

So, the formula for this one will by y=0.02x+600. Only 10 min?

nottim · Answer

With this given, attempt to figure out the formula for the 2nd job.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah. I have to go with my mom to get groceries.

nottim · Answer

Ok. With the given formula, can yo ufigure out the formula for the other?

anonymous · Answer

To be honest, I really don't know anything about this. I'm so confused right now. I really need an answer before i have to leave.

nottim · Answer

I just gave you the formula for the first one.

nottim · Answer

That should help you with finding the formula for the second. Quickly now.

anonymous · Answer

Yeah, okay. Thank you for the help! I have to go now.

nottim · Answer

Good-bye.

nottim · Answer

So. She just came for answers and not to learn?