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THIS IS due in a hour A salesperson earns 15% commission on her

total sales. If she sold $1,537 last week, how
much did she earn in commission?

User Syeda
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Answer:

Commission is when you earn a percentage of a sale. The word "of" in math means multiply, so just multiply to get your answer.

Explanation:

User Ben Donnelly
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$230.55

15 x 1537 = 23055 / 100
= 230.55
User BitOfUniverse
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