Question

a salesperson earns $175 per week plus a commission equal to 4% of her sales. This week her goal is to earn no less than $525. Someone help a sis with the algebraic expression.

Answer 1

a salesperson earns $175 per week plus a commission equal to 4% of her sales. This week her goal is to earn no less than $525.

Let x be the amount of sales in dollars

Commission = 4% of her sales x = 4% of x = 0.04 * x= 0.04 x

a salesperson earns $175 per week + 0.04 x

so Amount of earning in a week = 0.04 x + 175

This  week her goal is to earn no less than $525.

So amount of earning is greater than 525

0.04 x + 175 >= 525

The required expression is 0.04 x + 175  ≥ 525