Question

Software salesman. Her base salary is $ 1,700, and she earns an additional $ 60 for each copy of English Pleasure she sells. Let P represent her total wage (in dollars), and N represent the number of copies of English is Fun she sells. Write an equation relating P to N and then use that equation to find her gross wage if she sells 26 copies of English is Fun.

Answer 1

Given:

Base salary = $1700

Additional salary = $60 for each copy of English Pleasure she sells.

Total wage = P

Number of copies of English is Fun she sells = N

To find:

The equation relating P to N.

Explanation:

Let P represent her total wage (in dollars), and N represent the number of copies of English is Fun she sells.

Additional salary = $60N

Base salary = $1700

Total wage = Base salary + Additional salary

`P=1700+60N`

Therefore, the required equation is
`P=1700+60N`.

Substitute N=26 to find the gross wage if she sells 26 copies of English is Fun.

`P=1700+60(26)`

`P=1700+1560`

`P=3260`

Therefore, the gross wage if she sells 26 copies of English is Fun is $3260.