A percentage is a number out of 100. So, 17.5% is really 17.5/100, or 0.175.
To find 17.5% of 1500, you multiply 1500 by 0.175
1500 x 0.175 = 262.5.
The commission is $262.50.
Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
First of all we need to know the relation between 1 dollar and 1 cent in order to express everything in the units required in the question.
We know that
, so the amount paid for the item with single dollars has to be multiplied by 100 to express its value in cents.

Now that we have everything in cents, we can make the subtraction:

Replacing the value in cents we get:

Answer:
48m squared
Step-by-step explanation:
- cut the problem in half horizontally
you get two squares one square is 4 by 4 and the other 8 by 4
4 times 4=16 8 times 4=32 32+16=48