document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176729>Question 1176729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salesman receives $25 for every vacuum cleaner he sells. If he sells more than 10 vacuum cleaners, he will<BR>\n" );
document.write( "receive an additional $1.75 for each successive sale until he is paid a maximum of $46 per vacuum cleaner. How<BR>\n" );
document.write( "many must he sell to reach this maximum? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of dollars he receives for selling the x-th vacuum cleaner after the first 10 is 25+1.75x.  Solve the equation<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "25+1.75x = 46<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "to find the number of vacuum cleaners he needs to sell after the first 10 to reach the maximum.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then remember the answer to the question is the total number of vacuum cleaners he needs to sell to reach the maximum; that answer is not just x, it is x+10.<br><BR>\n" );
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