document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242832>Question 242832</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pharmaceutical salesperson's annual income depends on the amount of her sales.  Her annual income is a salary of $18500 plus 12% of her annual sales.  Write a linear equation for her annual income for sales of x dollars (I=mx+b) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=I+=+mx+%2B+b ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"I+=+mx+%2B+b\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is in the standard slope-intercept form:  y = mx + b <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The constant 'b' is the base salary:  18500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And she gets 12% of sales.  The slope 'm' is 12% or 0.12, where x is the dollar value of sales.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I is income<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=I+=+.12x+%2B+18500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"I+=+.12x+%2B+18500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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