Question

An ad agency in atlanta, georgia, buys a quarter-page ad in a golfing magazine for a travel agency that specializes in preparing all-inclusive, hassle-free golf travel packages, on a 15 percent commission basis. the cost of the ad is $300. how much money should the agency pay the publication?

Answer 1

since the agency will pay on 15 % commission basis, so the money the agency should pay to the publication can be solved:
by first let y the money the agency will pay to the publication
and x be the sales of the agency

so the money the agency will pay is:
y = 0.15x + 300