Question

an art dealer makes a 17.5 percent commission on every painting sold if a painting sold for 1,500 dollars what was the commission

Answer 1

Hello! An art dealer makes 17.5% commission with every painting sold. So, he sells a $1,500 dollar painting. To find the amount of commission, we have to do some multiplication. 1,500 * 17.5% (0.175) is 262.5. The art dealer got $262.50 worth of commission.