Question

A salesperson at a jewelry stores and 3% commission each week. last week Jared sold 720 worth of jewelry .how much did he make in commission how much did the jewelry store make from his sales?

Answer 1

Jared makes a commission of $21.6 , in $720 selling !

Explanation:

Here we have , A salesperson at a jewelry stores and 3% commission each week. last week Jared sold 720 worth of jewelry . We need to find .how much did he make in commission how much did the jewelry store make from his sales . Let's find out:

In Last week , Jared sold worth of 720 ,And according to question every week he earns a commission of 3% i.e.

⇒
`(Price(3))/(100)`

⇒
`(720(3))/(100)`

⇒
`7.2(3)`

⇒
`21.6\`

Therefore , Jared makes a commission of $21.6 , in $720 selling !

Answer 2

a) Commission earned by the salesman = $21.6

b) Amount made by the jewelry store = $698.4

Explanation:

Step 1 :

Given,

Percentage of commission obtained per week = 3%

Sales for a week = $720

We need to determine the amount made by the salesman and the jewelry stores for the given week.

Step 2 :

Amount of commission for the given week = 3% of 720 = $21.6

Amount made by the jewelry store = 720 - 21.6 = $698.4

Step 3 :

Answer :

a) Commission earned by the salesman = $21.6

b) Amount made by the jewelry store = $698.4