You are choosing between two jobs. The first job pays $450 per week. The second job pays $250 per week plus 8% of your sales. The system of equations that describes the salary S based on sales of x dollars is Is a solution to the system?
A) Yes
B) No

Question

You are choosing between two jobs. The first job pays $450 per week. The second job pays $250 per week plus 8% of your sales. The system of equations that describes the salary S based on sales of x dollars is  Is  a solution to the system?
A) Yes 
B) No

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To check if the given values form a solution to the system, we can substitute x = 1000 in both equations and check if the resulting salaries match the given values.

For the first job, the salary is $450 per week regardless of sales, so substituting x = 1000 gives S = $450.

For the second job, we need to calculate 8% of $1000, which is $80. Adding this to the base pay of $250 gives a total salary of $330.

So the given values correspond to S = $450 and S = $330, which match the salaries calculated using the system of equations. Therefore, (A) is the correct answer and the best choice would be to choose the job with the higher overall salary, which is the second job.

You Are Choosing Between Two Jobs