Question

Scott is a software salesman. His base salary is $2500, and he makes an additional $80 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 28 copies of English is Fun.

Answer 1

Given the question in the question tab, the following are the solution steps to get the equation

Step 1: Represent the statement using mathematical notation

Base salary is $2500 (Base salary is constant since it does not change)

P represent his total pay (in dollars)

N represent the number of copies of English is Fun he sells

price made per copy of the product is $80

The equation relating P to N will be written as:

`P=2500+80N`

Part B: Using this equation in step 1 above to find his total pay if he sells 28 copies of English is Fun

`\begin{gathered} P=2500+80N \\ N=28 \\ P=2500+80(28) \\ P=2500+2240 \\ P=\text{\$}4740 \end{gathered}`

Hence, his total pay if he sells 28 copies of English is Fun is $4740