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5.2 Exercise 91

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Mitchell currently sells stoves for company A at a salary of $12,000 plus a $150 commission for each stove he sells. Company B offers him a position with a salary of $24,000 plus a $50 commission for each stove he sells. How many stoves would Mitchell need to sell for the options to be equal?

OpenStax Elementary Algebra 2e, 5.2 Solving Systems of Equations by Substitution, exercise 91

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