Question

Bethany Richards is a book rep. She sells books to schools and libraries. She earns a 9 percent commission on every book she sells. Bethany's sales for the last four weeks were $963.25, $742.00, $614.35, and $837.10. What is Bethany's monthly commission?

Answer 1

The correct answer is: $284.10.

Step-by-step explanation:

The percentage of a number represents a part of it. Typically percentages are used when a certain amount of money is to be paid out of another amount because of services being provided or for using the money as instruments of investments like bank loans.

In Bethany Richards' case, she receives 9% in commissions for all the books she sales. Then,

Total amount for books sold = $963.25 + $742.00 + $614.35 + $837.10

Total amount for books sold = $3156.70

Thus,

Bethany's monthly commission = $3156.70 x (9%)

Bethany's monthly commission = $284.10