document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135745>Question 1135745</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Kimuyen needs to earn $4,250 per month in order to pay all her expenses. Her job pays her $3,775 per month plus 4% of her total sales. What is the minimum Kimuyen's total sales must be (in dollars) in order for her to pay all her expenses?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #753402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=753402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> kimuyen needs to earn 4250 per month in order to pay all her expenses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "her salary is 3775 per month plus 4% of her total sales.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = her total sales.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula for her total income for the month is i = 3775 + .04 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she needs i to be greater than or equal to 4250 in order to be able to pay all her expenses for the month.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the formula for that is i >= 4250.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since i = 3775 + .04 * x, the formula becomes 3775 + .04 * x >= 4250.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 3775 from both sides of this inequality to get .04 * x >= 4250 - 3775.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combine like terms to get .04 * x >= 475.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this inequality by .04 to get x >= 475 / .04.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x >= 11875.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she needs to make total sales greater than or equal to 11875 each month so that she can pay all her expenses.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's your solution.<BR>\n" );
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