Question

a salesperson receives a 2.5% commission on sales. what commission does the salesperson receive for $8000 in sales?

Answer 1

1% of 8000 is 80, so 80*2 is 160, that's 2%. Now for the .5%, you have half of 80, which is 40. 160+40=200, 200 is 2.5% of 8000.