Homework Help: math

Posted by morgan on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 7:16pm.

an appliance salesman recieves a commission of 15% of all sales. last week he sold a refrigerator priced at $755,a dishwasher priced at $450, and a range priced at $535. what is the total commission he earned for the week?

1)$26.10
2)$104.40
3)$116.00
4)$261.00
5)$1740.00

math - Anonymous, Monday, May 10, 2010 at 7:25pm
commission means how much he made.

Anyways, I worked it out as follows
Add all the prices up
755+450+535=1740

Set up a proportion
x/1740=15/100

x = (1740*15)/100

4)$261.00

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