SOLUTION: Catelyn and Gabriel work at a furniture store. Catelyn is paid $195 per week plus 6.5% of her total sales in dollars, x, which can be represented by g(x)=195+0.065x. Gabriel is pai

Question 1030662: Catelyn and Gabriel work at a furniture store. Catelyn is paid $195 per week plus 6.5% of her total sales in dollars, x, which can be represented by g(x)=195+0.065x. Gabriel is paid $943 per week plus 2.5% of his total sales in dollars, x, which can be represented by f(x)=943+0.025x. Determine the value of x, in dollars, that will make their weekly pay the same.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
f(x) = g(x)

195 + 0.065x = 943 + 0.025x
0.04x = 748
x = $18,700
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