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A car salesman earns a base salary of $1,000 per month plus a commission of $200 for each car he sells. If he earned $2,200 in February, how many cars does he have to sell in March in order to double his February earnings?

A. 6
B. 11
C. 12
D. 17
E. 22

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by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:26 pm
AAPL wrote:GMAT Paper Tests

A car salesman earns a base salary of $1,000 per month plus a commission of $200 for each car he sells. If he earned $2,200 in February, how many cars does he have to sell in March in order to double his February earnings?

A. 6
B. 11
C. 12
D. 17
E. 22

OA D
Letting n = the number of cars he needs to sell in March, we can create the equation:

4400 = 1000 + 200n

3400 = 200n

n = 17

Answer: D

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