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qid 798 · business

Question: Harry is paid a 4% commission on all sales. If he sold $2,100 worth of goods last week, what was his commission?

  1. $126
  2. $180
  3. $168
  4. $42
  5. $84
  6. $58
  7. $240
  8. $102
  9. $210
  10. $96

Our answer: E. $84 Source quote machine-checked (exact quote)

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Stored formula / worked method, replayed by code

Straight sales commission calculation problem

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Current source

OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, Section 6.3 "Solve Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications"

https://openstax.org/books/prealgebra-2e/pages/6-3-solve-sales-tax-commission-and-discount-applications

“A commission is a percentage of total sales as determined by the rate of commission.”

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