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5.2 Exercise 39

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Geraldine has been offered positions by two insurance companies. The first company pays a salary of $12,000 plus a commission of $100 for each policy sold. The second pays a salary of $20,000 plus a commission of $50 for each policy sold. How many policies would need to be sold to make the total pay the same?

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 5.2 Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution, exercise 39

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