Help with an algebra inequality word problem?

Question

1. Mrs. Lucas earns a salary of 24,000 a year plus 1.5 percent commission on her sales. If the average price of a car she sells is 30,500 about how many cars must she sell to make an annual income of at least 40,000

write an inequality to describe this situation

Answer 1

24,000+(.015)30,500x>40,000

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(that isa "greater than or equal to" sign)

**revised.  You cannot use times 1.5 because 1.5 is a percent in order to use it as a number change it by moving the decimal, hence. 015.

Salary+commsion X average sale x number of cars  must be greater than or equal to 40,000

Answer 2

try it like this...How many (x)  commissions (1.5% x 30,500)  does she need in addition to salary (+ 24,000) to make at least ( equal or greater than) 40,000?

hint - pay attention to the decimal when figuring the percentage....