Question

Sara earns a 15% commission on furniture that she sells. How much commission

would she earn if she sells a dining room set for $850?

Answer 1

18%of 850 is 153 So she would be earning $153 from the dining room set that she sells for 850

Answer 2

well, how much is 15% of 850?

`\begin{array}ll \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{15\% of 850}}{\left( \cfrac{15}{100} \right)850}\implies 127.5`