Question

As a salesperson, you are paid $50 per week plus $2 per sale. This week you want your pay to be at least $100. What is the minimum number of sales you must make to earn at least $100?

Answer 1

let s represent the number of sales, and t the total pay
the equation to represent this situation is t = 2s + 50
so set t to 100, and solve for s

100 = 2s + 50
50 = 2s
25 = s

you need to make at least 25 sales