8. Ryan sells cars for a living. He gets paid $50 per day plus
a commission of 2% of the total cost of each car he sells. Ryan's daily
earnings (E) can be represented by the equation E = 0.02x + 50 where x
is the amount of his sales for the day.
a. What does the 0.02 represent in the equation?
b. How much did Ryan make on Monday if he only sold one car
for $4,400?
c. Ryan wants to make $1,000 in a day. What must his daily sales be
to reach this goal? Show all work necessary to justify your answer.