Question

In is shopping for a couch with her dad and hears him ask the salesperson, "How much is your commission?" The salesperson says that her commission is five and a half percent of the selling price. The salesperson will earn $27.23 by selling a couch for $495 to Lin and her dad.

Answer 1

A. $27.23

B. $467.77

Explanation:

Lin is shopping for a couch with her dad and heard him ask the salesperson “how much is your commission?” The salesperson says that her commission is 5 1/2% of the selling price. A.How much commission will the salesperson earn by selling a couch for $495?

B.How much money will the store get from the sale of the couch?

Salesperson commission = 5 1/2%

Price of couch = $495

A. Amount earned by the salesperson = 5 1/2% of $495

= 5.5% × 495

= 0.055 × 495

= 27.225

Approximately

Amount earned by the salesperson = $27.23

B.How much money will the store get from the sale of the couch?

Amount the store get = Total price - amount earned by salesperson

= $495 - $27.23

= $467.77