roger gets $40 per day as wages and $4.50 as commission for every pair of shoes he sells in a day. His daily earnings goal is $112.

Question

roger gets $40 per day as wages and $4.50 as commission for every pair of shoes he sells in a day. His daily earnings goal is $112. write an equation to determine how many shoes Roger must sell to meet his goal

Answer 1

Let x = the number of shoes Roger sells in a day

112 = 40 + 4.50x

72 = 4.50x

16 = x