SOLUTION: 27. REASONING You work in an electronics store. You earn a fixed amount of $35 per day, plus a 15% bonus on the merchandise you sell. Write an equation that models the amount y (in

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Question 1193395: 27. REASONING You work in an electronics store. You earn a fixed amount of $35 per day, plus a 15% bonus on the merchandise you sell. Write an equation that models the amount y (in dollars) you earn for selling x dollars of merchandise in one day. Graph the equation.
Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is

    y = 35 + 0.15*x


where y is the combined amount, in dollars.

Graph the function on your own.