Question

Floyd is an aspiring music artist. He has a record contract that pays him a base rate of $200 a

month and an additional $12 for each album that he sells. Last month he earned a total of $644.
Write an equation to determine the number of albums (a) Floyd sold last month.
Find the number of albums Floyd sold last month.
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Answer 1

The equation to determine the number of albums Floyd sold last month is: a = (644 - 200) / 12.
This means that Floyd sold a total of 36 albums last month.

Answer 2

Formula:
644 = 12x + 200

Number of albums sold:
644 = 12x + 200

Subtract 200
444 = 12x

Divide by 12
37 = x


Floyd sold 37 albums last month.