Question

Alexandria,a car dealer,earns 40% commission of her luxury vehicles sales. Last year,her sales were $480,000. What was the total dollar amount of her commission last year

Answer 1

The correct answer is $192000.

Explanation:

To begin, we must analyze the information we have.

We know that Alexandria's total sales were $ 480000, and of that total she received 40% profit.

Therefore we must calculate 40% of 480000.

One of the ways we can do it is the following:

(480000. 40) : 100 = 192000

In this way we can verify that the profit received by Alexandria is $ 192000.

Answer 2

$12,000,000

Explanation:

To find her commission, create a proportion.

`(40)/(100)=(480000)/(x)`

To solve use cross multiplication.

40(x) = 100(480000)

40x = 48000000

x= 12,000,000