Question

Complete the graduated commission problem: You earn 20%

commission on the first $500 of sales, 25% commission on the next
$1000 of sales, and 30% commission on all sales over $1500. If you sold
$1940, what is your total commission?

Answer 1

Answer: I'll give you both the percentage and dollar amount. 75% = $144

Step-by-step explanation: first, I added up all the percentages to total 75%. then I took the total sales, and divided that by .75 (75% in decimal form), so:

1940 x .75 = 1455

1940 - 1455 = 144