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A salesperson earns commission on the sales that she makes each month. The salesperson earns a 5% commission on the first $5,000 she has in sales. The salesperson earns a 7.5% commission on the amount of her sales that are greater than $5,000. This month the salesperson had $8,000 in sales. What amount of commission, in dollars, did she earn?

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475 I like to divide by 100 and then multiply by the percentage.
User Adam Zerner
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475 i think

Reason:
0.05(5000) = 250
0.075(3000) = 225
250 + 225 = 475

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