Question

A jewelry salesperson earns 5 1/4% commission on all sales. Today he sold 6,250 in jewelry. What is his total commission​ earned?

Answer 1

well, 5 and 1/4 is just 5.25, so she earns 5.25% in commission, now, what's 5.25% of 6250?

`\begin{array}ll \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{5.25\% of 6250}}{\left( \cfrac{5.25}{100} \right)6250} ~~ \approx ~~ 328.13`