Evaluating and Solving an Equation Application
Identify the information given to you in the application problem below. Use that information to answer the questions that follow. Round your answers to two decimal places as needed.
Oliver is a door to door vacuum salesman. His weekly salary S is given by the linear equation S=380+80v, where v is the number of vacuums sold.
Identify the slope, and complete the following sentence to explain the meaning of the slope. Oliver earns $ per vacuum sold.
Find the Vertical Intercept. Complete the following sentence to explain the meaning of the Vertical Intercept. If Oliver sells vacuums, he will still earns a base salary of $.
Find the salary when 41 are sold. Complete the following sentence to explain the meaning of the Ordered Pair If Oliver sells vacuums, he will be paid $.
Find the value of v when S=4620. Complete the following sentence to explain the meaning of the Ordered Pair. For Oliver to earn $, he needs to sell vacuums.