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

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Question 1005965: roger gets $40 per days as wages and $4.50 as commission for every pair of shoes he sells in a day. his daily earnings goal is $112.

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the number of pairs of shoes he sells. Then we set up
40 + 4.5x = 112
4.5x = 72
x = 16 pairs

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