Alberto Earns a Weekly Salary of $500 Plus 20% of His

question 7

Multiple Choice

Alberto earns a weekly salary of $500 plus 20% of his sales volume. Write an equation describing the total weekly earnings for x dollars in sales.

• A) \(y = 20 x + 500\)
• B) \(y = 500 x + 20\)
• C) \(y = 0.2 x + 500\)
• D) \(y = - 20 x + 500\)
• E) \(y = 0.02 x + 500\)

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