A salesperson earns a weekly base salary plus a commission of 20% of all sales over the first $500. This situation can be represented by the expression750+0.2(X-500) . Which of the following describes the meaning of for this situation? 0.2(X-500)
total amount of sales
total amount of salary earned
total amount of commission earned
total amount of sales after the first $500
We will describe the following equation step by step: 750 + 0.2 (X-500) We have then: 750: represents the base salary x-500: represent the amount of sales 0.2 (X-500): represent the commission earned by sales above $ 500 Answer: the meaning of for this situation (0.2 (X-500)) is: total amount of commission earned
