Question

Vaughn sells vacuum cleaners at a department store. His annual salary is eighteen thousand dollars and a 9 percent commission on sales. If Vaughn's sales were forty-one thousand, eight hundred twenty-five dollars this year, what was his annual income?

three thousand, seven hundred sixty-four dollars and twenty-five cents

twenty-one thousand, seven hundred sixty-four dollars and twenty-five cents

forty-three thousand, four hundred forty-five dollars

fifty-four thousand, four hundred forty dollars and seventy-five cents

Answer 1

is it the third one?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

Convert 9% to decimal form and multiply by the sale price to get the commission earned .09 * $41,825 = $3764.25. Add that to his annual salary and you get $21,764.25

Answer 4

it is not the third one

Answer 5

@BigSteener is correct. I did this test and it was right!

Answer 6

Good job @BigSteener

Answer 7

and @RebeleCo518