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Alan sells electronics, earning a base wage of $320 for one week, and a commission equal to 5% of his sales. he needs to earn at least $600 each week to cover his expenses. set up and solve an inequality to determine what Alans sales can be in order to ensure his expenses are covered.

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Answer:

  • 320 +0.05s ≥ 600
  • sales ≥ $5600

Step-by-step explanation:

For sales of 's', Alan's earnings will be ...

  320 +0.05s

He wants that to be at least 600, so the inequality is ...

  320 +0.05s ≥ 600

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Its solution is found by subtracting 320 and dividing by 0.05.

  0.05s ≥ 280

  s ≥ 5600

Alan's weekly sales must be at least $5600 for his earnings to cover his expenses.

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