Question

Mrs. Jones sells houses. She gets a 5% commission on all sales. How much commission would she earn on a house that sells for $200,000?

A.
$5000

B.
$10,000

C.
$50,000

D.
$100,000

Answer 1

Mrs. Jones sells houses. She gets a 5% commission on all sales. How much commission would she earn on a house that sells for $200,000?

Answer: A.$5000

Answer 2

Option B. $10,000

Explanation:

Mrs. Jones sells houses.

She gets a 5% commission on all sales.

She sold a house for $200,000

She earned commission = 5% of $200,000

=
`(5)/(100)` × 200,000

= 0.05 × 200,000

= $10,000

She earned $10,000 on the sale of a house.