document.write( "Question 1091433: I sold 6500 copies of a textbook at 6.50 each. if the author was paid 6% of the selling price for the first 3000 copies sold and 8% of the selling price of the remaining copies, find the amount of money the author received. \n" ); document.write( "

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The total income from sales was:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6.5%2A6500+=+42250+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The income from first 3000 copies was:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6.5%2A3000+=+19500+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The income from the remaining copies was:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6.5%2A3500+=+22750+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.06%2A19500+=+1170+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.08%2A22750+=+1820+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+1170+%2B+1820+=+2990+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The author received $2,990
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