Courtney works at the local shoe store and receives $150 a week plus 3% of all sales over $1000. This week her sales were $3200. Find her commission using composition of two functions; then find her total earnings for the week.

f (x) = g (x) =

Will you use f (g (x)) or g (f (x)) to solve for the commission?

Solve for the commission using the composition of two functions below:

The commission of sales will be:

Courtney's total earnings for the week will be:

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Tough Guy

8 January, 16:55

Courtney works at the local shoe store and receives $150 a week plus 3% of all sales over $1000. This week her sales were $3200. Find her commission using composition of two functions; then find her total earnings for the week.

f (x) = g (x) =

Will you use f (g (x)) or g (f (x)) to solve for the commission?

Solve for the commission using the composition of two functions below:

The commission of sales will be:

Courtney's total earnings for the week will be:

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Clara Becker · Answer 1

The equation you would use to find her earning for the week would be:

y=0.03 (x-1000) + 150

This would mean she made $66 from commissions and $216 total.