Scott wrote a financial algebra textbook for highschool students. he earned 17,500 up front when he submitted the job and he now receives a 7.5% royalty based on the total sales of the book. the book retails for $51.95 each. in the first six months 12,241 copies were sold. how much did scott earn in total payments for the first six months to the nearest cent? r= sp= q= p=