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carson is a salesperson who sells computers at an electronics store. he makes a base pay of $50 each day and is also paid a commission for each sale he makes. one day, carson sold 4 computers and was paid a total of $80. write an equation for p, in terms of x, representing carsons total pay on a day on which he sells x computers.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
p =

Explanation:

Step1: Find the commission per computer

Let the commission per computer be $m$. The base pay is $50, and when he sold 4 computers, total pay was $80. So, $50 + 4m = 80$. Subtract 50 from both sides: $4m = 80 - 50 = 30$. Then, $m = \frac{30}{4} = 7.5$.

Step2: Write the total pay equation

Total pay $P$ is base pay plus commission for $x$ computers. Base pay is 50, commission per computer is 7.5, so $P = 50 + 7.5x$.

Answer:

$P = 50 + 7.5x$