Question

renee is a sales associate at a store. she earns $80 a week plus a 15% commission on her sales. last week, she sold $200 with of items. what is the total amount Renee earned for the week? how much did she earn from commission?

Answer 1

Total earnings for the week = base salary + 0.15 * amount from sales

= 80 + 0.15*200

= 80 + 30

= $110

SHw earned $30 from commision

Answer 2

First, find the commission by doing rate*total so .15*200 =30 . She made $30 off commission. Then add it to the preexisting $80 per week and you get $110