Given data:
Kelly: Straight commision of 8%
Kelly's friend: Salary of $900 and 5% commision
both sold $18,900 worth of merchandise
Kelly earned:
Find the straight commision by multiplying the amount sold by the percentage of commision in decimal (0.08):
[tex]18,900\times0.08=1512[/tex]Kelly's friend earned:
Find the commision by multiplying the amount sold by the percentage of commision in decimal (0.05), then add to the commision the salary ($900):
[tex]\begin{gathered} 18,900\times0.05=945 \\ \\ 900+945=1845 \end{gathered}[/tex]How much did Kelly earn for this month?
Kelly earned $1512