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.
a. y= 0.15x+10, where x =merchandise sold
b. y= 10x+82.5, where x =number of hours worked
c. y= 10x+522.5,where x =merchandise sold
d. y= 10x+535, 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.
a. y= 0.15x+10, where x =merchandise sold
b. y= 10x+82.5, where x =number of hours worked
c. y= 10x+522.5,where x =merchandise sold
d. y= 10x+535, where x =number of hours worked

anonymous · Answer

What is 15% of 550?

anonymous · Answer

Once you have that you need to account for the fact that she earns $10 for every hour she works. The rest should fall into place