Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
We want to simplify:

We rewrite the expression under the radical sign to obtain:

We split the expression under the radical sign to get:

Recall that:

This implies that:

Therefore 
i think the answer is c :)
Ok so Ethel starts off with 11% of $5,000 that is $550 of commission
and 14% on sales above 5,000 for 14,000 all of her commission would be 14% that means she would get $1,000 because 14% of 14,000 is 1,000
hope this helped.