Hakeem signed up for a streaming music service that costs $11 per month. The service allows Hakeem to listen to unlimited music, but if he wants to download songs for offline listening, the service charges $1 per song. How much total money would Hakeem have to pay in a month in which he downloaded 45 songs? How much would he have to pay if he downloaded ss songs?

5 answers

If Hakeem downloaded 45 songs in a month, he would have to pay:
$11 (monthly subscription fee) + $45 (cost of downloading 45 songs) = $56

If he downloaded ss songs, he would have to pay:
$11 (monthly subscription fee) + $1 * ss (cost of downloading ss songs)
Anna works in a department store selling clothing. She makes a guaranteed salary of $450 per week, but is paid a commission on top of her base salary equal to 15% of her total sales for the week. How much would Anna make in a week in which she made $2400 in sales? How much would Anna make in a week if she made x dollars in sales?

Total earnings when selling $2400:
Total earnings when selling $x:
Total earnings when selling $2400:
Base salary = $450
Commission = 15% of $2400 = 0.15 * $2400 = $360
Total earnings = $450 + $360 = $810

Total earnings when selling $x:
Base salary = $450
Commission = 15% of x = 0.15x
Total earnings = $450 + 0.15x
Lamonte just accepted a job at a new company where he will make an annual salary of $60000. Lamonte was told that for each year he stays with the company, he will be given a salary raise of $2000. How much would Lamonte make as a salary after 10 years working for the company? What would be his salary after t years?

Salary after 10 years:
Salary after t years:
Salary after 10 years:
Base salary = $60000
Salary raise per year = $2000
Total salary after 10 years = $60000 + 10 * $2000 = $60000 + $20000 = $80000

Salary after t years:
Base salary = $60000
Salary raise per year = $2000
Total salary after t years = $60000 + t * $2000 = $60000 + $2000t