Question

A department store pas an interior designer a 25% commission for sales. How much will the department tore have to pay the interior designer if her weekly sales are $1,875?

You must include the following in your answer:
1) set up proportion
2) calculations
3) final solution in a complete sentence

Answer 1

so it’s asking for 25% of $1,875
meaning if weekly $1,875 is earned..25% of that goes to the interior designer..
100%-25%= 75% goes to the department store
to work out percentages
1875 x 25 = 46,875
46,875/100 = 468.75
the interior designer needs to be paid $468.75 weekly