Question

Sheryl's boss at always 21 pays a 5% commission on all sales. If Sheryl sells $140 worth of clothes, how much commission does she earn ?

Answer 1

She earns $7.

Explanation:

5 percent of 140 is 7. You can think of this as taking ten percent of 140.0 by moving the decimal point one place to the left, 14, and then since 10 divided by 2 is 5, divide that by 2 and you get 7.