Question

Aldo is a software salesperson. His base salary is $2500 and he makes $80 more for every copy of English is Fun he sells. His total pay, p (in dollars), after selling c copies is given by the following.

p=80c+2500

Answer the following questions.

(a)
If Aldo's total pay is $5140, how many copies did he sell?
? copies
(b)
What is Aldo's total pay if he sells 23 copies?
$

Answer 1

A: He sold 33 copies

B: $4340

Explanation:

A: p=80(33) + 2500

p=2640+ 2500

p=5140

B: p = 80(23) + 2500

p=1840+ 2500

p=4340