Question

Floyd is an aspiring music artist. He has a record contract that pays him a base rate of \$200$200dollar sign, 200 a month and an additional \$12$12dollar sign, 12 for each album that he sells. Last month he earned a total of \$644$644dollar sign, 644.

Write an equation to determine the number of albums (a)(a)left parenthesis, a, right parenthesis Floyd sold last month.
Find the number of albums Floyd sold last month.

Answer 1

Floyd's contract consists of
(i) $200 per month fixed.
(i) $12 per album sold.

Let x = number of albums sold last month.
Because total earnings is $644, therefore
200 + 12x = 644

To find x, do the following:
Subtract 200 from each side.
12x = 644 - 200 = 444
Divide each side by 12.
x = 444/12 = 37

Answer:
The equation is 12x + 200 = 644.
The solution for x (number of albums sold) is 37.