Question

⦁ The three salespeople for a local advertising firm are Lola, Ahmed, and Tommy. Lola sold $2030 in ads, Ahmed sold $1540, and Tommy sold $1800.

⦁ What fraction of the total sales did each salesperson sell?
⦁ A $100 bonus was awarded to the three salespeople, which they had to share. It was awarded so that each salesperson received the same fraction of $100 as he or she sold of the total sales. How much did each person receive? Round to the nearest whole cent. show all work

Answer 1

> First let us compute for the total sales the three people made.

Total sales = $2030 + $1540 + $1800 = $5370

Therefore the fractional sales are:

Lola = $2030/$5370 = 203/537 = 0.378

Ahmed = $1540/$5370 = 154/537 = 0.287

Tommy = $1800/$5370 = 180/537 = 0.335

> The bonus they each received is:

Lola = 0.378 ($100) = $37.8

Ahmed = 0.287 ($100) = $28.7

Tommy = 0.335 ($100) = $33.5