Clarissa works in sales for a software company. Her pay each month varies since each month she receives base pay of $2,400.00 plus 8% commission on her sales. During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales. For the month of November, ____ % of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.

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Clarissa works in sales for a software company.  Her pay each month varies since each month she receives base pay of $2,400.00 plus 8% commission on her sales. During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales.  For the month of November, ____ % of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.

anonymous · Answer

i want to know what % of the 18,000 she received was commission.

ericanoel912 · Answer

18,000-2,400= 15,600
15,600(.08)= $1,248 was from commission, but then you have to find what percent of the total was from commission

anonymous · Answer

thanks