Question

Alex is only paid commission oh his sales at Juniper Motor Company. In November, Alex earned $21,563 on his total sales of $204,865. What is his rate of commission?

A. Approximately 11.5%
B. Approximately 10.9%
C. Approximately 10.1%
D. Approximately 10.5%

Answer 1

A commission is a percentage you make off of the total sales.

So if I sold $100 of something, and my commission was x% then I would get x/100 * 100 = x dollars

So similarly for your question, we're trying to find the commission.

Answer 2

So we need to find out how much 21,563 is out of 204,865 as a percent

21,563/204,865 = ?

Answer 3

and then we multiply by 100 to make it into a percent :)

Answer 4

I didn't get anything for 21,563/204,865

Answer 5

what do you get when you punch the numbers into a calculator?

Answer 6

AZ is correct it comes out as a decimal number then you multiply 100

Answer 7

I got 0.105255

Answer 8

That's as a decimal. To convert it to a percentage, just multiply that by 100

Answer 9

10.5, is that right?

Answer 10

10.5% is correct!

Answer 11

Thank you very much.

Answer 12

My pleasure!