Question

Gary works as a sales representative in a clothing store. He gets a fixed salary of $1,500 per month. He also gets a commission of 10% of his sales.

The equation of the line that represents the total amount of money he earns per month, y, in terms of the value of his total sales, x, is y =__ x ____.

Answer 1

y=0.1 x 1,500

Explanation:

10% = 0.1

+ his 1,500 fixed salary

Answer 2

x represents the total sales and y represents the total amount of money that Gary earns.

Gary's monthly salary = 1500

His commission = 10% of his sales

=
`(10)/(100) x`

= 0.1x

So, total amount of money Gary earns is y = 0.1x + 1500.