Question

Trey is a car salesman who earned a base pay of $47,300 and was paid

commission of 15% for each car he sold. If x represents total sales in dollars,
then which of the following equations best represents Trey's total pay in
dollars?

Answer 1

`y=47,300+0.15x`

Explanation:

Let x represent total sales in dollars.

We have been given that Trey earns base pay of $47,300 and was paid commission of 15% for each car he sold.

Since Trey is paid 15% for each car he sold and total sales were x dollars, this means his commission would be 15% of x that is
`(15)/(100)x=0.15x`.

The total salary of Trey would be base salary plus commission:
`y=47,300+0.15x`

Therefore, the equation
`y=47,300+0.15x` represents Trey's total pay in dollars.

Answer 2

Trey earns a base pay of $47,300 plus 15% for each car sold.

The equation that represets Trey's total pay in dollars is:

y = $47,300 + 0.15x

Where $47,300 represents the base pay, and 0.15x represents the money he earn for the total cars sold.