Question

Grant is working at Abercrombie. He is making $6 an hour plus 5% of his sales in commission. How much will he earn if he works 30 hours and sells $4,000 in merchandise?
A. 380
B. $180
C. $200

Answer 1

6/100*10

Answer 2

im confused.

Answer 3

Not quite, there are two parts to this question. First you need to find 5% of 4000. You know what to do :)

Answer 4

okay hold on .

Answer 5

2?

Answer 6

no ..hold on

Answer 7

20? or 200 im not sure

Answer 8

when i did 4000/5% it came to 200 until i hit the enter button then it said 20

Answer 9

What do you reckon? Remember, find 1% first and then multiply by 5.

Answer 10

Cool, 200 is right.

Answer 11

So now you know the amount of commission this guy made- this is the first half of the question.

Answer 12

okay .

Answer 13

he made 200 in commisions

Answer 14

Now you need to find out how much he got paid for working the 30 hours. How do you reckon you would do that?

Answer 15

30/5

Answer 16

Nope.

Answer 17

30*5%/100?

Answer 18

this stuff is confusing

Answer 19

Nope. Remember he is getting $6 per hour and working 30 hours.

Answer 20

lol yeah it can be but you are doing well.

Answer 21

thanks lol but it sucks i am horrible at math .

Answer 22

So if you were getting paid $6 per hour, how much would you get for working 30 hours?

Answer 23

180

Answer 24

6*30

Answer 25

Brilliant! Thats it.

Answer 26

thank you :)

Answer 27

So the question asks how much he is getting paid in total. So if he is getting paid $180 for working 30 hours and $200 for commission, how much is he getting paid in total?

Answer 28

hold on

Answer 29

380

Answer 30

Thats it! See, you know what you're doing.

Answer 31

thank you (:

Answer 32

You are welcome.