Question

Write an expression that represents the commission of $3,000 a salesman makes per car sold per month plus a $500 salary.

a) $3,000x + $500
b) $500x + $3,000
c) $3,000 + $500x
d) $500 + $3,000x

Answer 1

The commission and salary of a salesman per month are represented by the expression $3,000x + $500, where $3,000 is the commission per car sold and $500 is the fixed salary.

Step-by-step explanation:

The expression that represents the commission a salesman makes per car sold per month plus a salary can be written as $3,000x + $500, where x represents the number of cars sold per month. The fixed salary is $500, so that is a constant in the expression. The commission made from each car sold is $3,000, so for each car sold (x), the salesman earns an additional $3,000.