Question

help, please?

Answer 1

the amount of the deposit is independent of the x

Answer 2

But i don't know how many months?

Answer 3

irrelevant, they only want to know the one time deposit

Answer 4

So it would be 400?

Answer 5

or is that wrong?

Answer 6

no, 400x is dependent on the months x, so it's the rent
basically if you rented 3 months, you pay $400*3

the one-time deposit doesn't change no matter the months of rent

Answer 7

Oh ok sorry, so it would be 1200?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

thank you.

Answer 10

ok are you sapposed to simplify that equation or do you want me to make sure it is right?

Answer 11

well it doesn't say simplify so idk.

Answer 12

ok you do have to simplify because it wants to know how many sales (x) she has to make to earn 3,300

Answer 13

ok.

Answer 14

\[1,200+.075x=3,300\]

Answer 15

ok so to find out how many sales she needs to make we need to get x by its self. How would you do that?

Answer 16

@supsavannah

Answer 17

Im honestly not sure.

Answer 18

ok the first step is to get rid of the 1,200 so can you tell me how we would do that

Hint: if the 1,200 is positive we subtract it from both sides if it is negative we add it to both sides

Answer 19

subtrac 1200 from both sides, right?

Answer 20

subtract*

Answer 21

GREAT

Answer 22

So now what does our equation looks like?

Answer 23

hold on.

Answer 24

is that right?

Answer 25

Yes another way you could write it is
\[.075x=2,100\]

Answer 26

ok.

Answer 27

ok now we have one more step to get x by its self. we do that by getting rid of the?

Answer 28

.075?

Answer 29

YES

Answer 30

ok

Answer 31

ok so can you tell me how to do that?

Hint: if it is x times .075 we divide if it is x divided by .075 we multiply

Answer 32

We multiply right?

Answer 33

no we divide because it is .075x which is x times .075

Answer 34

oh ok sorry, my mistake.

Answer 35

its part of the learning process

Answer 36

so it is fine

Answer 37

ok, so multiple both sides?

Answer 38

multiply*

Answer 39

now we divide

Answer 40

oops no we divide

Answer 41

sorry, i meant divide.

Answer 42

I know I was just messing with you lol

Answer 43

haha alright.

Answer 44

28000?

Answer 45

YES

Answer 46

that was not so bad was it

Answer 47

so it is x > 28000? or x <28000?

Answer 48

\[x \ge28,000\]

Answer 49

Thanks i have a few more questions, im gonna close this and open a new one.

Answer 50

ok but first can I have a medal

Answer 51

@supsavannah