Question

Asap!!!! If you can read 40 pages in 2 hours, how many pages can you read in 5 hours

A.20


B) 80


C) 100


D) 200


A salesperson at a furniture store earns a 3% commission on all sales. How much commission does the salesperson earn on a $1400 sale?

A.$21


B) $42


C) $420


D) $1,420

Answer 1

Explanation:

Here, y, the number of pages you can read in 5 hours, is not known. You do know how many pages you can read in 2 hours. k is the ratio of how much greater 5 is than 2, or

5

2

. y = (

5

2

) · 40 = 100 pages.

If you can read 40 pages in 2 hours, how many pages can you read in 5 hours?

A) 20

B) 80

C) 100

D) 200

The answer is ( C ).

Answer 2

Okay since you have the first answer already i'll give you the second.

So to find out a percentage you have to make a proportion.

So what you would do is

Divide 3 into 100 and multiply that by 1400 which is the sale.

3÷100×1400=42

Answer 42

Hope this helps :)