A salesperson earns a base salary of
$200 per week plus a commission of 0.5
times the dollar amount of the sales she
makes. The equation below can be used
to determine E, her earnings for making
sales of s dollars.
0.5s + 200 = E
The sales person earned less than
$1,000 last week. Which inequality
describes the dollar amount of sales the
salesperson must make to earn less than
$1,000 in one week?
A. s > 1,600
B. s > 1,800
C. s < 1,800
D. s < 1,600