Question

Adam sells medical magazines and books. The table shows prices for both Each week Adam earns: £200 Basic pay 10% of the magazne price for each sold 15% of the book price for each sold Last week Adam sold 42 magazines and 14 books. Work out the total amount Adam earned last week.

Answer 1

Let the Price of 1 magzine = x

        Margin on 1 Magzine = (10%)(x) rupees = 0.1 x    

        Margin on 42 Magzines = 42(0.1 x) = 4.2 x    

Also

Let the Price of 1 books = y

        Margin on 1 Book = (15%)(y) rupees = 0.15 y    

        Margin on 14 Books = 14(0.15 x) = 2.1 y    

Basic Pay of Adam = 200

Amount that Adam earned last week = 200 + 4.2 x  + 2.1 y

Answer 2

Answer:

£265.10

Step-by-step explanation:

the amount Adam earned  is 200 + 33.6 + 31.5