Houston has been hired as a salesman. He is paid a flat rate of $515 each week and earns an additional $17.50 commission for each sale. If his goal is to make $760 in one week, how many sales must Houston make?
Okay, so let's say \(y\) is how much he is paid, and \(x\) is how many sales he makes.
"He is paid a flat rate of $515 each week and earns an additional $17.50 commission for each sale" "y = a flat rate of $515 each week and earns an additional $17.50 commission for each sale" "y = a flat rate of $515 each week and earns an additional $17.50 commission for each x" "y = a flat rate of $515 each week and earns an additional $17.50 * x" "y = $515 + $17.50 * x" \[ y = $515 + $17.50 x \]
(17.50* x ) - 515 = 760 x= 73 approx
" If his goal is to make $760 in one week" "y = $760" \[ y = $760 \]
"how many x?" "solve for x"
So we have: Solve for \(x\): \[ \begin{array}{rcl} y&=&$515+$17.50x \\ y&=&$760 \end{array} \]
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