Clarissa works in sales for a software company. Her pay each month varies, because each month she receives a 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, because each month she receives a 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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1. Calculate how much she makes from commission alone. Calculate 8% of 18,000.
2. Calculate how much total pay she gets. Add the commission from step 1 to the base pay 2400.
3. To calculate what % her commission is out of the total pay: divide (commission only from step 1) / (total pay from step 2) and multiply by 100%.