SOLUTION: vacuum cleaner salesperson's monthly income depends on the amount of her sales. Her monthly income is a salary of $725 plus 12% of her monthly sales. Write a linear equation for he

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Question 1057741: vacuum cleaner salesperson's monthly income depends on the amount of her sales. Her monthly income is a salary of $725 plus 12% of her monthly sales. Write a linear equation for her monthly income for sales of x dollars. ( I = mx + b)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+I+=+m%2Ax+%2B+b+
The fixed part of her income is +b+=+725+
+m+=+.12+
+m%2Ax+=+.12x+ is her income from
+x+ dollars of sales, so the equation is:
+I+=+.12x+%2B+725+