Question

salesman earned a 6% commison on sales, and in one week he earned $300 in commissions, how much merchandise did he sell that week

Answer 1

well okay this is pretty simple want me to guide you through it?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

okay so to solve this we first need to know our FACTS

Our facts for this problem are:

- he earns a 6% commission on sales
- he earned $300 in commission

what we WANT to know:

- how much merchandise did he sell that week

This is really simple if you learn how to do it, which you will, don't worry

So 6% is sort of awkward if you want to use it in a problem, because of the % sign. Let's convert it to decimal

6% = 6/100
6% = 0.06

Ok that already looks so much better and we are actually almost done!

Now all you need to do is remember "he earned $300 in commission".

So let's take back the 0.06

Now, to find out how much he sold, let's divide 300 by 0.06

let x = the amount of merchandise he sold
300/0.06 = x
300/0.06 = 5000

x = 5000

So he sold $5000 in merchandise that week :)

Want me to post the simpler version?

Answer 4

Also if you want to check this and make sure that it is true find 6% of $5000

5000 * 0.06 = 300

So yes, this is right!

Answer 5

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