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4.2 Exercise 43

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Translate to a system of equations and solve.

Jackie has been offered positions by two cable companies. The first company pays a salary of $14,000 plus a commission of $100 for each cable package sold. The second pays a salary of $20,000 plus a commission of $25 for each cable package sold. How many cable packages would need to be sold to make the total pay the same?

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 4.2 Solve Applications with Systems of Equations, exercise 43

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