Problema Solution

Mary earns a 20% commission on all sales plus a base salary of 40,000. Her total income last year was more than 70,000. Which inequality can be used to calculate the minimum number of sales

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Let 'x' represent the number of sales, x>=0.

Now we can write the inequality:

0.20x + 40,000 >= 70,000

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x >= 150,000

The minimum number of sales is $150,000.