Question

A salesperson will earn a commission equal to 1/32 of the total sales. what is the commissions earned on the sales totaling 24000 ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation: When dealing with fractions in the way they are used in this problem the word "of" (as in "1/32 OF the total sales") means to multiply.

the total sales") means to multiply.

So we can write an equation as:

c

=

r

⋅

s

Where:

c is the commission earned, what we are solving for in this problem.

r is the commission rate - 1/

32 in this problem

s is the total sales - $24,000 in this problem.

Substituting and calculating c gives:

c

=1/32 x $24,000

c=$24,000/

32

c

=

$

750