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Christopher works in a clothing store. He earns $7.50 per hour, plus 6% of his sales. Which of the following expressions gives Christopher’s earnings, in dollars, when he works x hours and has y dollars in sales?Responses75x + 6y75x + 6y75x + 0.06y75x + 0.06y7.5x + 6y7.5x + 6y7.5x + 0.6y7.5x + 0.6y7.5x + 0.06y

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Christopher works in a clothing store. He earns $7.50 per hour, plus 6% of his sales. Which of the following expressions gives Christopher’s earnings, in dollars, when he works x hours and has y dollars in sales?Responses75x + 6y75x + 6y75x + 0.06y75x + 0.06y7.5x + 6y7.5x + 6y7.5x + 0.6y7.5x + 0.6y7.5x + 0.06y

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The correct expression for Christopher's earnings when he works x hours and has y dollars in sales is 7.5x + 0.06y. This is because he earns $7.50 per hour (which is represented by 7.5x, where x is the number of hours he works) and he also earns 6% of his sales (which is represented by 0.06y, where y is the amount of his sales in dollars).

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