Question

William works at a nearby electronics store. He makes a commission of 6%6\% 6% 6, percent on everything he sells. If he sells a computer for $764.00\$764.00 $764.00 dollar sign, 764, point, 00 , how much money does William make in commission?

Answer 1

The answer is $45.84

Step by step explanation:

Commission William makes on the things he sells = 6%

Selling price of the computer = $764

So the commission William will make is =

`(6)/(100)*764` = 45.84

Hence, William will make a commission of $45.84 on the computer he will sell for $764.

Answer 2

$45.84

Explanation:

We have been given that William works at a nearby electronics store. He makes a commission of 6% on everything he sells.

Let us find amount of commission made by William after selling a computer for $764 by finding 6% of 764.

`\text{Commission amount}=764*(6)/(100)`

`\text{Commission amount}=764* 0.06`

`\text{Commission amount}=45.84`

Therefore, William will make $45.84 in commission.