SOLUTION: Jodi is paid by commission as a salesperson. She earns 5% commission for each laptop computer she sells and 8% commission for each DVD player she sells. Suppose that the average pr

Question 1201249: Jodi is paid by commission as a salesperson. She earns 5% commission for each laptop computer she sells and 8% commission for each DVD player she sells. Suppose that the average price of a laptop is $600 and the average price of a DVD player is $200.
a) What is the average amount Jodi earns for selling each item?
b) Jodi wants to earn a minimum commission this month of $1000. Write an inequality to represent this situation.
Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Earnings for selling a laptop: 5% of $600 = .05($600) = $30
Earnings for selling a DVD player: 8% of $200 = .08($200) = $16

x = # of laptops sold
y = # of DVD players sold

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