Hailey works at a gift shop after school. She is paid $10 per hour plus 15% commission on merchandise she sells. Select an equation that represents her earnings in a week if she sold $550 worth of merchandise.
Select one:
a. y= 10x+535, where x =number of hours worked
b. y= 0.15x+10, where x =merchandise sold
c. y= 10x+522.5,where x =merchandise sold
d. y= 10x+82.5, where x =number of hours worked

Question

Hailey works at a gift shop after school. She is paid $10 per hour plus 15% commission on merchandise she sells. Select an equation that represents her earnings in a week if she sold $550 worth of merchandise.
Select one:
a. y= 10x+535, where x =number of hours worked
b. y= 0.15x+10, where x =merchandise sold
c. y= 10x+522.5,where x =merchandise sold
d. y= 10x+82.5, where x =number of hours worked

anonymous · Answer

The answer is B, because you know that she gets pay $10. Whatever she sells =x which is multiply by the amount of commission she receives which is 15% also can be written 0.15

anonymous · Answer

it's wrong :(