Deandre is a software salesman. His base salary is
$1900
, and he makes an additional
$50
for every copy of English is Fun he sells.
Let
P
represent his total pay (in dollars), and let
N
represent the number of copies of English is Fun he sells. Write an equation relating
P
to
N
. Then use this equation to find his total pay if he sells
26
copies of English is Fun.
P = 1900 + 50N
Insert N value and calculate.
P = 1900 + 50N
3200
To write an equation relating P (total pay) to N (number of copies of English is Fun sold), we can start by identifying the base salary and the additional income Deandre earns for each sale.
Since Deandre's base salary is $1900, we start with that amount. To this, he earns an additional $50 for each copy of English is Fun he sells. Therefore, for N copies sold, he would earn an additional $50 × N.
Putting it all together, the equation relating P to N is:
P = 1900 + 50N
To find his total pay if he sells 26 copies of English is Fun, we substitute N = 26 into the equation:
P = 1900 + 50(26)
P = 1900 + 1300
P = 3200
Therefore, Deandre's total pay if he sells 26 copies of English is Fun would be $3200.