Question

John earns a 3% commission for every car he sells. Today he sold a car for $13,600. How much commission did he receive? (To find commission you just change your percent to a decimal and multiply it times the sales.)

Answer 1

3/100x13600

commission = $408

Answer 2

$408

Explanation:

What we know:

John earns a 3% commission for every car he sells.

He sold a car today for $13,600.

Multiply 3/100 by 13,600 to get your answer.

3/100 * 13600

40800/100

$408 in commission