Question

Lin is shopping for a couch with her dad and hears him ask the salesperson, "How much is your commission?" The salesperson says that her commission is 5% of the selling price How much money will the store get from the sale of the couch? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

We have the following:

To calculate the value of the commission, we must multiply the value of the purchase by the percentage of the commission, in the following way:

`x\cdot(5)/(100)=0.05\cdot x`

where x is the price of couch