word problem

Question

A sales agent is offered two salary options. Option 1 is a starting salary of $45,000 plus 15% of sales made per year. Option 2 is an initial salary of $35,000 and 25% of sales made per year. Let xrepresent dollars in sales made per year and ybe the salary.

 

(a) Write an equation for the annual salary for Option 1.


(b) Write an equation for the annual salary for Option 2.


(c) Solve the system of equations graphically.
        (x, y) =

Answer 1

(a) y = 45000 + 0.15x

(b) y = 35000 + 0.25x

(c) this site does not allow graphing