Question

Sally works in a cell phone store. She is paid a weekly salary of $80 plus $5.25 for

each cell phone she sells. Which equation can be used to find Sally’s total weekly
income?

Answer 1

First, let's define some variables.

x = # of cell phones sold.

y = total weekly income.

y = $5.25x + $80

Another way is

If $80 is her standard income per week, then there is no variation in how much she's earning for that chunk of money. The phones however are $5.25 per phone shes sold, and that exact number could vary, so we’d represent that with “x.” the correct equation to solve this would be y(total weekly income)= $5.25x + 80