Paul Batik earns a commission of 9% on sales. Last week he had sales of $646.70, $237.58, $1,984.89, $658.66, and $953.73. Find his total commission to the nearest cent

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Finn Bowen

20 August, 13:24

Paul Batik earns a commission of 9% on sales. Last week he had sales of $646.70, $237.58, $1,984.89, $658.66, and $953.73. Find his total commission to the nearest cent

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Kaylyn Lopez · Answer 1

Hi there! So, Paul earns 9% of commission on all of his sales. So first off, let's find the commission he earned on each item. All you have to do is multiply the price of the item sold by 9% (0.09 in decimal form). Be sure to round to the nearest cent. When you do it correctly, you get these five numbers:

58.20

21.38

178.64

59.28

85.84

Now, we add those numbers up. When you do that, you get 403.34. You can also add the prices of the sales up, then multiply it by 9% to get the same answers by rounding to the nearest cent. There. Paul's total commission is $403.34.