Barbara Riedell earns a 5% commission on appliances she sells. Her sales last week totaled $9400. Find her week's earnings.
2006-08-18 03:18:18 · 16 answers · asked by thotfulcute 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
times 0.05 times 9400 and you should get ur answer
2006-08-18 03:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by snorfgoogle 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An easy way to work out 5% problems in your head is to work out the easier 10% and then halve it.
viz. 9400 / 10 (knock a 0 off 9400) = 940
940 / 2 = 470
2006-08-18 03:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by zpom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5% of 9400 = 0.05 * 9400 = $470
Barbara's commission was $470 for the week.
2006-08-18 04:09:17 · answer #3 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends is her commission based on sales before or after tax? is does the $9400 represent her total sales that are included in her commission or does that have the tax involved in it also?
but regardless what ever you assumme to be commissionable sales you take that by 0.05 and the resulting value is her weekly earning.
y=x*p
so let x be total commissionable sales (9400)
let y be weekly earnings
and p be the converted percentage in decimal form (0.05).
y= $9400(0.05)
y=$470 her weekly earnings assumming $9400 is her weekly commissionable sales.
Hope this helps you out.
2006-08-18 05:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by kevins963 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5% = 0.05
So you say 0.05 x $9400 and that equals $470
Barbara Riedell earned $470.
2006-08-18 03:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5/100*9400=470
2006-08-18 03:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by sndgrl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9400(5/100) =$470
2006-08-18 03:28:27 · answer #7 · answered by Amar Soni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Multiply 5% (.05) times her earnings to find her total commission for the week.
2006-08-18 03:24:37 · answer #8 · answered by southernserendipiti 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
$470
2006-08-18 03:24:05 · answer #9 · answered by Pradyumn 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
$470
2006-08-18 03:24:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
0.05 x 9400 = $470
The answer is $470
2006-08-19 02:24:40 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋