document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986323>Question 986323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fred has two job offers for a position in shoe sales. One pays $25 per week plus a $2 commission for each pair sold, the other pays $40 per week with a $1.50 commission for each pair sold. How many shoes would fred have to sell to make the same total salary in either job? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p=number of pairs sold<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$25+$2.00p=$40+$1.50p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$0.50p=$15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Fred has the same salary at either job when he sells 30 pairs of shoes. </SPAN>\n" );
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