Question

Lena earns 12% commission as a salesperson. She sold an oil painting that cost $7,786.75.

How much commission did Lena earn?

Answer 1

`\begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{12\% of 7786.75}}{\left( \cfrac{12}{100} \right)7786.75}\implies \text{\LARGE 934.41}`

Answer 2

To calculate Lena's commission, we need to multiply the cost of the oil painting by her commission rate of 12%.

Commission = Cost of painting × Commission rate

Given:
Cost of painting = $7,786.75
Commission rate = 12% = 0.12

Plugging in the values, we have:

Commission = $7,786.75 × 0.12
= $934.41

Therefore, Lena earned a commission of $934.41.