Question

A​ salesperson's commission rate is 5 ​%. What is the commission from the sale of $ 44,000 worth of​ furnaces? Use pencil and paper. Suppose sales would double. What would be true about the​ commission? Explain without using any calculations.

Answer 1

So, for the first question, you just want to multiply 5% by 44,000 to find how much is 5% of 44,000.

5% = 0.05

0.05 * 44,000 = 2,200

So the salesperson makes 2,200 dollars from the sale of 44,000.

If sales doubled, then she would make the double amount.