Carson is a salesman at an insurance company. He receives a monthly salary of $1,478.00 and a $249.00 commission on each policy he sells. If Carson receives his commission check at the end of the month along with his salary check, which of the following equations can be used to determine his total pay for the month. (Let x represent the number of policies sold and y represent the total amount of pay for the month.

A salary with commission involves an employee have a fixed slary base but also receive commission for sales or performance.

Equation:   y = 1,478.00 + (249.00)(x)

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1:

You will multiply the $249 commission rate and the number of each policy he sells. (249)(x)

Step 2:

You then add the monthly salary of 1,478.00 and the answer from step one.

1,4789 + (answer from step 1)

Step 3:

The sum of step 2 is Carson's total pay for the month.

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