document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847321>Question 847321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you write an equation for this word problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-A student has a part time job at an electronics store. She earns $85 for working 12h each week, plus 5% of her sales over $1000 each week.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need an equation and then to find the function g(5000). What i've tried is g(x)=85+0.05(x-1000) but Im not sure if it would work. I can't remember how to incorporate the percentage in the equation because wouldn't there need to be 85x since it's $85 for every 12 hours if x=hours and y=salary </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I need an equation and then to find the function g(5000).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(x hrs) = 85 + 0.05(x-1000)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(5000) = 85 + 0.05*(5000-1000)-50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(5000) = 85 + 0.05*4000 - 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "g(5000) = 85 + 200 - 50 = $235.00<BR>\n" );
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