Question

Mrs. Simmons works at a furniture store. Her base salary is $125 a week plus 1/12 of her sales. Write a rule that describes her total weekly salary as a function of her sales. Find the amount of her sales if her total weekly salary is $255.

Answer 1

$1560

Explanation:

x = salary

y = weekly

255 = 1/12 x + 125

3060 = x + 1500

x = 1560