Question

1. elijah gets 3% commission for every car he sells. if he sold several cars for $48,000, what would be his commission?
2. the store increased the price from $40 to $52. find the percent increase.

Explanation:

Problem 1:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find 3% of $48,000, first convert 3% to a decimal. 3% is equal to $3\div100 = 0.03$.

Step2: Calculate commission

Multiply the total sales amount by the decimal form of the commission rate. So, the commission is $48000\times0.03$.
$48000\times0.03 = 1440$

Step1: Find the amount of increase

First, find the difference between the new price and the original price. The original price is $40 and the new price is $52. So, the increase is $52 - 40 = 12$.

Step2: Calculate the percent increase

Percent increase is calculated by dividing the amount of increase by the original price and then multiplying by 100. So, the percent increase is $\frac{12}{40}\times100$.
$\frac{12}{40}\times100 = 0.3\times100 = 30\%$

Answer:

Elijah's commission would be $1440.

Problem 3: