Maya earns 52 dollars each week working part-time at a bookstore. She earns one additional dollar for each book that she sells.

Let A be the amount (in dollars) that Maya earns in a week if she sells B books.

Write an equation relating A to B. Then use this equation to find the amount of money Maya earns if she sells 14 books.

3 answers

earnings = base pay + $1 per book sold

A = 52 + B
74
44(13)=44+13
572=57