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A car salesman has two choices for his salary.
Plan A: A salary of $100 per week plus a commission of 3% of gross sales
Plan B: A salary of $75 per week plus a commission of 5% of gross sales
For what gross sales is Plan B better?

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Let the graoss sales be x

Then the total income under Plan A is 100 + 3% of x ...

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