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A worker at a clothing store earns a 15% commission on a sale of $75.00. How much is the commission?

Answer 1

Nathan Axel

The worker's commission is #$11.25#.

Multiply the amount of the sale by 15% in decimal form.

Change percent to a decimal.

#15%=15/100=0.15#

Calculate the commission

#$75.00xx0.15=$11.25#

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Answer 2

Ethan Adkins

To calculate the commission, multiply the sale amount by the commission rate. In this case, 15% of $75.00 is$ 11.25. So, the commission is $11.25.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.

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