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if a salesperson receives a commission of 12% of sales, what is the salesperson's commission on 250,000 of sales?

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User Ilmari Heikkinen
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Answer:

The salesperson's commission is $30,000

Explanation:

A commission of 12% of sales.

The "of" implies multiplication. To easily do that, let's turn the percentage into decimal form.

12% → .12

.12 x 250,000 = 30,000

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