Question

Paul, a car salesman earns 2.5% of everything he sells in commission. Last week he solda car for $26,000.

How much money did he make last week?

Answer 1

Answer: $650.

Step-by-step explanation;

Step 1: Our output value is 26000.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with x.

Step 3: From step 1 above, $26000=100%.

Step 4: Similarly, x=2.5%.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

26000=100%(1).

x=2.5%(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both equations have the same unit (%); we have :

26000/x = 100%/2.5%

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives :

x/260000 = 2.5/100

x=650

Therefore, the 2.5% of 26000 is 650.

Answer 2

$650

Explanation:

Assuming that the car is the only one he sold that week, multiply $26,000 by 0.025 since it is 2.5% earned and you will get the answer $650.