Question

Pocahontas earns a 23.8% commission as a salesperson. She sold a hoverboard for $129.02. What is the amount of her commission (nearest hundredth)

Answer 1

$129.02 represents 100%

To find how much represents 23.8% we can use the next proportion:

`\frac{129.02\text{ \$}}{x\text{ \$}}=\frac{100\text{ \%}}{23.8\text{ \%}}`

Solving for x:

`\begin{gathered} 129.02\cdot23.8=100\cdot x \\ (3070.676)/(100)=x \\ 30.71\text{ \$ = x} \end{gathered}`

Her commission is $30.71

The amount of money the company has left is computed as follows:

cost of the product - commission of the salesperson = $129.02 - $30.71 = $98.31