Problema Solution
use an inequality to solve the problem. be sure to show the inequality and all of your work?
A saleperson has two job offers. Company A offers a weekly salary of $90 plus commission of 6% of sales. Company B offers a weekly salary of $180 plus commission of 3% of sales. What is the amount of sales above which company A's offer is the better of the two?
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90+a(.06)>180+a(.03)
Subtract 90 from each side
.06a>90+.03a
subtract .03a from each side
.03a>90
Divide 90 by .03a
a>3000
Check your answer
3000x.06=180 90+180=270
3000x.03=90 180+90=270
For Company A to be better than Company B, the salesperson must make more than 3000 sales.