SOLUTION: In one year, a 4-wheeler salesman earns $20,000 plus 18% of the value of everything he sells. Write a linear model to express this situation?

Question 1058194: In one year, a 4-wheeler salesman earns $20,000 plus 18% of the value of everything he sells. Write a linear model to express this situation?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Pick a variable (a variable is usually a letter that can be any number, that's why it's called a variable).
What letter do you want to use? the letter x is most commonly used.
How much does the salesman sell? do you know? Do you think its the the exact same amount every year? Do you know? I don't. Do you think the amount can vary? If you do, it's a variable. Multiply the variable times 18/100. This is the amount of his commission.
Add the commission to his salary and you have your linear model you can use for any amount of sales.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Barry works as a car salesperson. In a week, he earns $180.00 plus 3.8% of the value of... (answered by amalm06)

A salesman earns $200 per week plus $40 commission for each item he sells. How many items (answered by josmiceli)

A salesman earns 20$ disscount each week plus a 40% commission on the value of his... (answered by addingup)

Marks works as a salesman in a company that distributes top brands and the latest model... (answered by greenestamps)

For each problem, use meaningful variables to write a linear function to model the... (answered by Theo)

A bus is traveling 15 mph slower than an 18 wheeler. In the time it takes the bus to... (answered by josgarithmetic)

A salesman sells a car to one out of 20 customers. What is the probability that he will... (answered by Theo)

A salesperson earns $1000 a month plus a 7% commission on every item sold. Write s... (answered by checkley77)

A car salesman earns $18,000 a year, plus 8% of the amount of sales from the cars he... (answered by stanbon)