Question

I need HELP.

A salesperson's rate of commission is 4%.What is the commission from the sale of $41,000 worth of furnaces?

Answer 1

For this kind of question its always best to find out what 1% is; to do that you have to divide by 100, what do you get?

Answer 2

you have too divid 0.01 by 100= 0.0001

Answer 3

Where did you get 0.01 from?

Answer 4

i thought you said divide 1% by 100

Answer 5

divide 4% by 100

Answer 6

Nah, you need to find out what 1% of 41000 is.

Answer 7

so i divide 41000 by 1 perecent

Answer 8

No, You divide 41000 by 100 to find what 1% is.

Answer 9

Oh ok

Answer 10

41000divided by 100=410

Answer 11

Good stuff! So now you know what 1% is, how do you find out what 4% is?

Answer 12

41000 divided by 400

Answer 13

Nope.

Answer 14

41000 divide by 0.4

Answer 15

Nope.

Answer 16

Remember that 1% is 410

Answer 17

im so confuse.. math isnt my cup of tea

Answer 18

41000 divided by 440

Answer 19

41,000 divide by 1640

Answer 20

Nope, Basically you know 1% is 410, so to find out what 4% is you just need to multiply 410 by 4

Answer 21

410*4 is 1640

Answer 22

then i divide that 1640 from 41000

Answer 23

Nope, youve got it! 4% of 41000 is 1640, that's your answer!

Answer 24

Oh. this seems so complicated.. lol

Answer 25

lol, its easy, you managed it!

Answer 26

can you help me with another problem please

Answer 27

Sure.

Answer 28

I am going too draw this out for you

Answer 29

Go for it.