A company is to distribute $28,000 in bonuses to its top five salespeople. The fifth salesperson on the list will receive $4,400, and the difference in bonus money between successively ranked salespeople is to be constant. Find the bonus for each salesperson.
A)$7,000, $6,400, $6,000, $5,600, $4,400
B)$6,200, $5,600, $5,000, $4,400, $3,800
C)$6,800, $6,300, $5,900, $5,500, $4,400
D)$7,000, $6,500, $6,100, $5,700, $4,400
E)$6,800, $6,200, $5,600, $5,000, $4,400

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The total bonus amount is $28,000, and the difference in bonuses is constant. Starting from the fifth salesperson with $4,400 and working backwards with a constant difference, option E correctly sums to $28,000 and maintains a constant difference of $600 between each salesperson.

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