Adam calculates his annual commission, y, using the model y = 0.28x, where x represents his to

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Adam earns money by selling things. I think x represents his total sales. He earns 28% commission. So y represents his earnings. 28% as a decimal is 0.28. So to calculate his earnings he works out 0.28 of his sales.

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