Question

a salesperson sells 3 pairs of these shoes that are wich are 189$ all together. he makes a commission of 17% on each sell how much money will he take home tonight in commission? I

Answer 1

We first determine the cost of one pair, that is:

$c=\frac{189}{3}\Rightarrow c=63$

So, each pair of shoes cost $63.Now, we determine the value of the commission:

$v=\frac{63\cdot17}{100}\Rightarrow v=10.71$

So, the commission for each pair of shoes is $10.71, now we multiply this by 3 times. That is:

$10.71\cdot3=32.13$

So, the commission for the three pairs of shoes will give him $32.13.