A furniture store salesman had $15,200 in total monthly sales last month. He made $912 in commission from those sales. What is the salesman's commission as a percent of his total monthly sales? Enter your answer in the box. %
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given:
A furniture store salesman had $15,200 in total monthly sales last month. He made $912 in commission from those sales.
Determine the salesman's commission as a percent of his total monthly sales.
Solution:
In order to determine the percentage of salesmans' commission we just need to divide $912 by $15,200
= $912/$15,200
= 0.06
Since we are given a decimal answer, in order to convert it into percentage, we multiply the decimal by 100. Hence, in converting a percentage into decimal, we divide the percentage by 100.
= (0.06)(100)
= 6%
Final answer:
= 6%