John receives a 2.5% real estate commission when he sells a home for his client. How much will the client receive from the sale of their $346,000 home

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miracrown · Answer

well, john receives 2.5% of the total sum the client receives the remainder 
so first we can find john's total by finding 2.5% of 346000

anonymous · Answer

doesn’t anyone own a calculator?

anonymous · Answer

to find $2.5\%$ of some number, multiply it by $.025$

miracrown · Answer

so first we can find john's total by finding 2.5% of 346000 this = 8650 is john's commish
to find the client's total we subtract this from the 346

$$346,000 \times .025 = 8650 ---> 346,000 - 8650 = 337,350 :) $$