Question

William works at a nearby electronics store. He makes a commission of 6% percent on everything he sells. If he sells a computer for $764.00, how much money does William make in commission?

Answer 1

Commission earned by William is $ 45.84

Solution:

Given that,

William makes a commission of 6% percent on everything he sells

He sells a computer for $764.00

To find: Commission amount of William

Given that he makes a commission of 6 % on everything he sells. So he has received a commission of 6 % of $ 764.00

Commission amount of William = 6 % of $ 764.00

a % of b can be written in fraction as
`(a)/(100) * b`

`6 \% \text { of } 764=(6)/(100) * 764=0.06 * 764=45.84`

Thus commission earned by William is $ 45.84