Question

A car salesman's total salary, s, is a base salary plus a commision. The salesman has a base salary of $25,00 and receives a commision of $400 for every car, c, he sells. Write an equation too represent the total salary for the salesman.

Answer 1

The equation that best represents the total earnings for the salesman is letter c which is e=40,000+200 xc

It is because, in order to get the full earnings, you have to add the base salary to the commission that the salesman receives. Whereas, the $40,000 is attached to the commission where the $200 is multiplied to c (every car the salesman sells