As a salesperson at Max’s Mattresses, Richard earns $250 plus $15 for each mattress he sells. Which equation can Richard use to determine how much earnings, e, he will make after he sells, m, matresses?
The earnings or "e" are determined by the solution of the $250 he's earned from the start and the $15 he earns are dependent on the amount of mattresses he's sold so "m" has to be multiplied by the 15.