Question

30 points, pls help

DEFINE A VARIABLE AND WRITE AN EQUATION FOR EACH SITUATION, THEN SOLVE.

1. Chip earns a base salary of $500 per month as a salesman. In addition to the salary, he earns $90 per product that he sells. If his goal is to earn $5k per month, how many products does he need to sell?


2. A pizza shop charges $9 for a large cheese pizza. additional toppings cost $1.25 per topping. Heather paid $15.25 for her large pizza. How many toppings did she order?

Answer 1

He needs to sell 50 products to reach his goal.

Heather ordered 5 toppings.

Explanation:

1. 500+90p=5,000

90p=4500

p=50

2. 15.25=9+1.25t

6.25=1.25t

t=5

Answer 2

Chip needs to sell 50 products in order to match his goal.

Heather ordered 5 toppings.

Explanation:

1) Let p = the number of products Chip sells

Equation:
`90p+500 = 5000`

`90p=4500\\p=50`

Chip needs to sell 50 products in order to match his goal.

2) Let t = the number of toppings on the pizza

Equation:
`1.25t+9=15.25\\1.25t=6.25\\t=5`

Heather ordered 5 toppings.