Dan is a software salesman. His base salary is $1700, and he makes an additional $120 for every copy of History is Fun he sells. Let P represent his total pay (in dollars), and let N represent the number of copies of History is Fun he sells. Write an equation relating P to N. Then use this equation to find his total pay if he sells 29 copies of History is Fun.

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Katelyn

25 November, 23:57

Dan is a software salesman. His base salary is $1700, and he makes an additional $120 for every copy of History is Fun he sells. Let P represent his total pay (in dollars), and let N represent the number of copies of History is Fun he sells. Write an equation relating P to N. Then use this equation to find his total pay if he sells 29 copies of History is Fun.

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Adan Walker · Answer 1

We know that P is 1700, plus 120 for every copy of the book he sells. As a result, P=120N+1700. If N=29, we have P=120*29+1700, or P=3480+1700, so P=5180.