Ollie earns a fixed amount of $2,700 per month and a commission of 12% on all of his sales for the month. to cover all of his expenses, he needs to earn at least $5,400 each month.

part a

write an inequality that will represent the amount of sales ollie will need in order to cover his monthly expenses.

The amount of sales in order to cover his monthly expenses must be greater than or equal to $22,500

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x----> represent the amount of sales Ollie will need

we know that

The amount of sales for the month multiplied by the commission rate as a decimal plus the fixed amount must be greater than or equal to $5,400 each month

so

The inequality that represent this situation is

solve for x

subtract 2,700 both sides

divide by 0.12 both sides

The amount of sales in order to cover his monthly expenses must be greater than or equal to $22,500

1/3 + 1/5 = 8/15.

step-by-step explanation:

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