SOLUTION: Kathy earns $18,000 per year in salary and 5% commission on her sales at Autorama Motors. What would her sales have to be if her total income falls between $37,000 and $40,000? Pl

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Question 49003: Kathy earns $18,000 per year in salary and 5% commission on her sales at Autorama Motors. What would her sales have to be if her total income falls between $37,000 and $40,000? Please explain.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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18,000+.05x=37,000 or .05x=19,000 or x=19,000/.05 or sales=380,000 for Kathy's $37,000 salary.
18,000+.05x=40,000 or .05x=22,000 or x=22,000/.05 or sales=440,000 for Kathy's salary of $40,000.
Thus her sales are between $380,000 & $440,000.