Question

Trevor Benjamin is a salesperson who is paid a monthly salary of $500 plus 2% commission on sales. Write an equation that represents Trevor's monthly salary.

Answer 1

500x+2
or
500x+10 ( Because 2% of 500 is 10 bucks)

Answer 2

Let, the amount of sales = x
Then, commission from sale will be: x * 0.02

So, Equation would be: 500 + 0.02x

Hope this helps!