Question

Bryan sells cars. He makes a salary of $500 a week, plus $150 for every car he sells. This week, he wants to make at least $2000. How many cars does he need to sell? Write an equation and solve.

Answer 1

Answer:

He need to sell atleast 10 car to make atleast $2000.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Bryan sells cars. He makes a salary of $500 a week, plus $150 for every car he sells. This week, he wants to make at least $2000.

To find :  How many cars does he need to sell, Write an equation and solve.

Solution : He makes a salary = $500 per week .

     He gets for every car sell =  $ 150.

Let us consider the number of cars he need to sell = x.

Total cost for x car = $150 * x.

According to question  he wants to make atleast = $2000.

We will use" greater than or equal to "sign for atleast then equation become:

150x + 500 $\geq$ 2000.

Now, we need to solve the inequality for x :

On subtracting by 500 both sides

150x  $\geq$ 2000 -500.

150x  $\geq$ 1500.

On dividing by 150 both sides ,

x  $\geq$ 10.

Therefore, he need to sell atleast 10 car to make atleast $2000.

Answer 2

If Bryan wants to make $2000 dollars then he needs to solve this equation:

2000=500+150x
-500   -500

1500=150x   divide by 150 on both sides

x=10

10 cars