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A travel agent arranged air fare from Kansas City to New Orleans for the Sibleys. The total cost was 1440. The commission rate was 8.5% Find the agent's commission.

I don't know how to set up the problem, help!

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A travel agent arranged air fare from Kansas City to New Orleans for the Sibleys. The total cost was 1440. The commission rate was 8.5% Find the agent's commission.

I don't know how to set up the problem, help!

anonymous · Answer

$8.5\%=0.085$

anonymous · Answer

you want $8.5\%$ of $1440$ and so your job is to compute $0.085\times 1440$ 
i would use a calculator

anonymous · Answer

@satellite73 

I did a proportion: x           8.5
                        ----  =    ----
                        1440        100

Just wondering if it would produce the same answer.