Xavier is a salesperson who is paid a fixed amount of $455 per week. he also earns a commission of 3% on the sales he makes. if xavier wants to earn more than $575 in one week, how many dollars (x) in sales must he make?

(05.02) mr. morris is going to save money and replace his sailboat's mainsail himself. he must determine the area of the mainsail in order to buy the correct amount of material. calculate the area of the parallelogram to determine how much material should be purchased. be sure to explain how to decompose this shape into rectangles and triangles. describe their dimensions and show your work.