Question

Justin is a software salesman. His base salary is 1900

, and he makes an additional 50
for every copy of English is Fun he sells.
Let P
represent his total pay (in dollars), and let N
represent the number of copies of English is Fun he sells. Write an equation relating P
to N
. Then use this equation to find his total pay if he sells 27
copies of English is Fun.

Answer 1

3250 is your total; p = 50n + 1900 is your equation.

Explanation:

"p" represents total pay; "n" represents the number of copies he sells.

Base salary is 1900, and each copy sold gives him an extra 50

p = 50n + 1900 is your equation.

If he sells 27 copies. Plug in 27 for n

p = 50n + 1900

p = 50(27) + 1900

Simplify. Remember to follow PEMDAS. First, multiply, then add.

p = 50(27) + 1900

p = 1350 + 1900

p = 3250

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