sam has an annual salary of $36,000 and gets annual commision on all of his sales . if he sells $400,000 worth of product how much would he make i really need the answer please!

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imstuck · Answer

what is the rate of his commission?

imstuck · Answer

You have to have a percentage rate in order to figure this out

mixed_kidd · Answer

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imstuck · Answer

It looks like he gets 12%?

imstuck · Answer

His salary, whether he gets commission or not is $36,000.  On top of that, he would really like to make more money in commission on his sales.  That amount is based on his sales.

imstuck · Answer

So you need to add his salary to whatever 12% of his sales is.  Do you know how to write that in an equation form that you can solve?

mixed_kidd · Answer

no :(

imstuck · Answer

In math, the word "of" means to multiply, and the word "is" means equals.  And of course, if you are using a percentage in an equation, you have to convert it to a decimal.  12% is .12 in decimal form.

imstuck · Answer

so you need to find 12% of 400,000.
In equation form, this is translated in the following way:
.12 * 400,000 = x
Multiply that out and what do you get?

mixed_kidd · Answer

4800000?

imstuck · Answer

You forgot the decimal.  It's .12 not 12

mixed_kidd · Answer

48000

imstuck · Answer

Yes.  That is the commission he made on his sales ON TOP OF his regular salary.  How do you find the total amount he made now?

imstuck · Answer

Add his salary of 36,000 to the amount he made on commission to get what he earned total.

mixed_kidd · Answer

84,000??

imstuck · Answer

yes!

mixed_kidd · Answer

thank you!!!

mixed_kidd · Answer

can you take a look at the other questions ??