Tom and Steve both work as a used car salesman. They both get paid a base salary and By commission. Every week Tom makes a base
salary of $200, plus $50 for every car he sells. Steve makes a base salary of $350, plus $35 for every car he sells. Write a function for how much Tom makes in one week, and write a function for how much Steve makes in one week. Then for one week they both sold the same amount of cars and made the same amount of money, how many cars did they both sell.
---------------------------------------------------- Given information ---------------------------------------------------- Tom: Base Salary = $200, Commission = $50/car Steve: Base Salary = $350, Commission = $35/car
---------------------------------------------------- Tom's earning in one week ---------------------------------------------------- Let x be the number of cars he sold in a week Tom's earning = 200 + 50x
---------------------------------------------------- Steve's earning in one week ---------------------------------------------------- Let x be the number of cars he sold in a week Steve's earning = 350 + 35x
---------------------------------------------------- If both earn the same amount, find x ---------------------------------------------------- 200 + 50x = 350 + 35x 50x - 35x = 350 - 200 15x = 150 x = 10
