Question

At the lying Lemon Used Car Company each salesperson receives a 6.5% commission on sales. What would a salesperson earn if he sold a 1990 car for $9,290?

Answer 1

'1990' is necessary information, we don't need to know the year (unless it's the true value, in which case the process is entirely different.)

first, take 1% of $9360:

`(9360)/(100) = 93.6`

Then multiply that by 6.5:

`93.6 * 93.6 =608.4`

That's quite a commission!