Oprah makes $159.00 per day plus an additional 9% commission on her sales. Which equation could be used to find how much Oprah made in one day, r, if she sold x dollars worth?
A. 0.09x + $159.00 = r
B. 0.09x - $159.00 = r
C. 159x - $9.00 = r
D. 9x + $159.00 = r
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Question

Oprah makes $159.00 per day plus an additional 9% commission on her sales. Which equation could be used to find how much Oprah made in one day, r, if she sold x dollars worth?
A. 0.09x + $159.00 = r
B. 0.09x - $159.00 = r
C. 159x - $9.00 = r
D. 9x + $159.00 = r
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anonymous · Answer

A is the true

anonymous · Answer

Opera 159$ plus (+) additional 9% = 0.09 = 9/100 * sales
x = sales on dollors 
x*0.09 +159$