SOLUTION: The manager of a band gets paid $3000 a show, plus 15% commission on the ticket sales of x dollars. Write a linear function that represents the manager’s total pay, P (in doll

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Question 1087080: The manager of a band gets paid $3000 a show, plus 15% commission on the ticket sales of x dollars.

Write a linear function that represents the manager’s total pay, P (in dollars), as function of x. P(x)=
What value of x will result in the manager earning $19000 for a single show? ROUND TO THE NEAREST INTEGER
x=



Answer by math_helper(2461)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The manager of a band gets paid $3000 a show, plus 15% commission on the ticket sales of x dollars.
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His pay can be represented as the following function:

where x=the ticket sales in dollars.

I will leave it to you (or another tutor) to solve for x, given that P(x) = 19000. If another tutor does the work, you should still try to understand it as you will not learn anything if you just accept someone else's answer.

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