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George Stoia earns $1,000 per month plus 5% commission on the amount of sales. George's goal is to earn a minimum of $2,900 per month. What amount of sales will enable George to earn $2,900 or more per month?

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let the sales amount be x


1000 + 0.05x >= 2900


by solving the inequality we find


x >= $38,000


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Sales should be greater than or equal to $38,000.