Question

The total commission, in dollars, Jessie earned on selling cars at a dealership in two weeks is given by the expression 800+400x. She earns the same amount of commission per car each week. Which situation could be described by this expression?

Answer 1

Answer: B. Jessie sold 2 cars in the first week and x number of cars in the second week, earning a commission of $400 on each car.

Step-by-step explanation:

The options include:

A. Jessie earned a total commission of $800 in the first week and x dollars in the second week.

B. Jessie sold 2 cars in the first week and x number of cars in the second week, earning a commission of $400 on each car.

C. Jessie sold 1 car in the first week, earning $800, and x number of cars in the second week, earning a total commission of $1,200.

D. Jessie earned a commission of $800 on each car in the first week and $400 on each car in the second week, selling x number of cars each week.

The situation that could be described by this expression will be option B "Jessie sold 2 cars in the first week and x number of cars in the second week, earning a commission of $400 on each car". This will be:

= (400 × 2) + 400(x)

= 800 + 400x