Question

4) A sales associate in a department store earns a commission on each suit and each pair of shoes sold. One week, she earned $47 in commission for selling 3 suits and a pair of shoes. The next week, she earned $107 in commission for selling 7 suits and 2 pairs of shoes.
a) Write a system of equations to represent the situation. Explain what your x and y will represent.


b) Solve the system of equations.


c) How much commission does she earn for selling each suit and each pair of shoes?

Answer 1

Answer a write a system of equation