Manuel Esparza

Mathematics

16 November, 01:52

A salesperson earns a base salary of

$200 per week plus a commission of 0.5

times the dollar amount of the sales she

makes. The equation below can be used

to determine E, her earnings for making

sales of s dollars.

0.5s + 200 = E

The sales person earned less than

$1,000 last week. Which inequality

describes the dollar amount of sales the

salesperson must make to earn less than

$1,000 in one week?

A. s > 1,600

B. s > 1,800

C. s < 1,800

D. s < 1,600