Question

Sarah works at an electronic store. She earns 17% commission on everything she sells. If Sarah sold $38,000 worth of items this month, what is her commission for the month?

Answer 1

$6,460

Explanation:

I like to do it the long way, but I think it makes the most sense;

Divide 38k by 100 to get 1% of her amount (because 38k is 100%)

38000/100 = 380

Now multiply that number by 17 to get 17% because 380 is 1%, already determined above.

So thus 380*17 is 6460