Question

Monica is a car salesperson. She makes a 2.5% commission on each car she sells. Last month, Monica sold three cars. The sale price of each car is shown in the table.

Car 1 $23,000
Car 2 $16,000
Car 3 $9500
How much did Monica earn last month?

Answer 1

2.5% of car 1 = 575
2.5% of car 2 = 400
2.5% of car 3 = 237.6

All of them added together = 1,212.5$

Answer 2

Total earning for last month = $1212.50

Explanation:

Monica is a salesperson and she sale cars. Her commission for each car she sold is 2.5 % . Last month she sold 3 cars at the following price .

Car 1 = $23, 000

Car 2 = $16,000

Car 3 = $9500

Her total earning will be the sum of each commission she had for the whole car sold.

commission for Car 1 = 2.5/100 × 23000 = 57500/100 = $575

commission for Car 2 = 2.5/100 × 16000 = 40000/100 = $400

commission for Car 3 = 2.5/100 × 9500 = 23750/100 = $237.5

Total earning = $575 + $400 + $237.5

Total earning for last month = $1212.50