Tom and Steve both work as a used car salesman. They both get paid a base salary and By commission. Every week Tom makes a base salary of $200, plus $50 for every car he sells. Steve makes a base salary of $350, plus $35 for every car he sells. Write a function for how much Tom makes in one week, and write a function for how much Steve makes in one week. Then for one week they both sold the same amount of cars and made the same amount of money, how many cars did they both sell.

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Given information
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Tom: Base Salary = $200, Commission = $50/car
Steve: Base Salary = $350, Commission = $35/car

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Tom's earning in one week
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Let x be the number of cars he sold in a week
Tom's earning = 200 + 50x

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Ans: 200 + 50x
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Steve's earning in one week
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Let x be the number of cars he sold in a week
Steve's earning = 350 + 35x

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Ans: 350 + 35x
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If both earn the same amount, find x
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200 + 50x = 350 + 35x
50x - 35x = 350 - 200
15x = 150
x = 10

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Answer: 10 cars
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