Question

kenisha sells athletic shoes part time at a department store. she can earn either $500 per month plus 4% commission on her total sales, or $400 per month plus 5% commission on total sales. write a system of equations to represent the solution. x = total sales y = income

Answer 1

we write an equation for each statement

$500 per month plus 4% commission on her total sales

$y=500+0.04x$

$400 per month plus 5% commission on total sales

$y=400+0.05x$

system, of equations is

$\begin{gathered} y=500+0.04x \\ y=400+0.05x \end{gathered}$