The salesman earns $850 per automobile he sells.
Since x represents the amount of automobiles the salesman sells, we can apply the commission as a coefficient to this variable. Therefore, the total commission that the salesman earns can be represented by $850x.
The bonus cheque is only received if the salesman's commission income is <em>at least </em>$6,800. 'at least' means that the salesman can still receive the cheque if his commission is exactly $6,800. The sign that we can use for this situation is the greater than or equal to sign, ≥.
The inequality that shows the commission income needed for the cheque is $850x ≥ $6,800. However, this question asks for the number of automobiles the salesman must sell to get the cheque.
Divide both sides by $850, as that represents his sales from one commission:
x ≥ 8
The inequality x ≥ 8 represents the amount of automobiles the salesman will need to sell to get the bonus cheque.
Answer:
x = 5
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Step 1: Multiply out the brackets</u>
48x - 80 - 40x + 80 = 40 → <em>negative + negative = positive [-10 x -8]</em>
<u>Step 2: Simplify</u>
8x = 40 →<em> collect like terms</em>
<u>Step 3: Solve</u>
x = 
x = 5
Answer:
42 m
Step-by-step explanation:
l+1 * (b+1) = lb+22
lb+b+l+1 = lb+22
l+b=21
perimeter = 42 m
