A salesman makes both a base salary and also a commission, which is a percentage of what he sells. Each month, if his sales total s dollars, he makes a total of 2,000 + 0. 1s dollars. What does 2,000 represent?

• A. his monthly base salary in dollars
• B. the amount of his monthly sales in dollars
• C. his total monthly pay in dollars
• D. his monthly commission in dollars

5 answers

The total earnings of the salesman each month are expressed as \(2,000 + 0.1s\), where \(s\) is the total sales in dollars.

In this equation:

  • \(2,000\) is a fixed amount that he receives regardless of his sales, which is characteristic of a base salary.
  • \(0.1s\) represents the commission he earns, which is a percentage (10% in this case) of his sales.

Thus, the $2,000 represents his monthly base salary.

Therefore, the correct answer is: • A. his monthly base salary in dollars

The value of a baseball card in dollars has been found to be 0.15y + 0.35, where y is the number of years since it was released. By how much is the baseball card's value increasing per year?

A. $0.15

B. $0.35

C. 15%

D. 35%

The value of the baseball card is given by the equation \(0.15y + 0.35\), where \(y\) is the number of years since it was released.

In this equation:

  • The coefficient of \(y\) (which is \(0.15\)) represents the rate of increase in value per year.

As \(y\) increases by 1 (i.e., each year), the value of the baseball card increases by \(0.15\) dollars.

Therefore, the baseball card's value is increasing by:

A. $0.15 per year.

Manipulate the equation y=5x-11 so that it is written in terms of X. Which equation is equivalent to y=5x-11?
A.X=(y/11)-5
• B. x=9+11/5
• c. y-11/5
• D. x=(y/5) +11

To manipulate the equation \(y = 5x - 11\) in terms of \(x\), we need to solve for \(x\).

Starting with the original equation:

\[ y = 5x - 11 \]

  1. Add \(11\) to both sides:

\[ y + 11 = 5x \]

  1. Now, divide both sides by \(5\):

\[ x = \frac{y + 11}{5} \]

This can be rewritten as:

\[ x = \frac{y}{5} + \frac{11}{5} \]

Looking at the answer choices provided, none of the options exactly match the derived equation.

However, it appears that none of the options are correct. The correct equivalent to \(y = 5x - 11\) rewritten in terms of \(x\) is:

\[ x = \frac{y + 11}{5} \]

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