It is the policy of stores owned by the Talkara Co. to give out bonuses to salespeople every six months. The size of the bonus i
s determined by averaging (taking the mean of) the two highest and the lowest monthly sales totals from the six-month period, taking 8% of the result, and splitting it evenly among the salespeople. The graph below shows sales for the most recent bonus period.If there are six salespeople, how much money will each one receive, to the nearest dollar? a. $243 b. $309 c. $324 d. $355
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Y=Mx +b
B is 0 because that’s where the graph intercepts the y axis.
M is found by picking any two points and finding the rise and run because m is equal rise/run
Points of choice: (-2,4) and (2,-4)
=2−1/2−1 = -8/4
m is equal -2
Y= -2X
Look at the picture below to differentiate between positive and negative slopes.
B is 0 because that’s where the graph intercepts the y axis.
M is found by picking any two points and finding the rise and run because m is equal rise/run
Points of choice: (-2,4) and (2,-4)
=2−1/2−1 = -8/4
m is equal -2
Y= -2X
Look at the picture below to differentiate between positive and negative slopes.