Question

Claire is a salesperson who sells computers at an electronics store. She makes a base pay of $80 each day and then is paid a $20 commission for every computer sale she makes. Write an equation for P, in terms of x, representing Claire's total pay on a day on which she sells x computers.

Answer 1

The equation that represents Claire's total pay on a day she sells x computers can be written as:

P = 80 + 20x