SOLUTION: A sales person is paid a weekly salary of $760, plus a commission of 7.5% of all her sales for the week. Express her weekly income in terms of the weekly sales amount. Is this a fu

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Question 1122024: A sales person is paid a weekly salary of $760, plus a commission of 7.5% of all her sales for the week. Express her weekly income in terms of the weekly sales amount. Is this a function? How do you know? What is an appropriate domain?
Tried: W= 760+0.075x

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A sales person is paid a weekly salary of $760, plus a commission of 7.5% of all her sales for the week. Express her weekly income in terms of the weekly sales amount.
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What is unknown? Amount of sales for the week, x.

Sales person is paid 760+0.075x.
Give this expression a variable of your choice as long as different than x.

W=760%2B0.075x
Is this a function?
What values or kinds of values are acceptable for x?


W depends on x, and the equation represents a line, so you know the first answer.