Commission

Jessica earns a base salary of $150.00 every week with an additional 14% commission on everything she sells. If Jessica sold $1650.00 worth of items last week, what was her total pay?

• $231
• $381
• $252
• $1,650

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Sharon makes money by commission rates. She gets 17% of everything she sells. If Sharon sold $37000 worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

• $14,800
• $5,180
• $629
• $6,290

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Daniel works at a nearby electronics store. He makes a commission of 15% on everything he sells. If he sells a laptop for $293, how much money does Daniel make in commission?

• 43.96
• 249.50
• 43.95
• 24.95

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What does the word "percent" actually mean?

• out of 50
• Parts per one hundred
• times 10
• per penny

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A carpet salesman sold 5,000 yards of carpet in one month at an average of $3 per yard. His commission was 16%. How much money did he make that month?

• $2800
• $2648
• $2587
• $2400

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Shelley sells a home for $127,000 and makes 7% commission.  How much commission does she make?

• 135,890
• 88,900
• 889,000
• 8,890

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jessica earns a base salary of $150.00 every week with an additional 14% commission on everything she sells. If Jessica sold $1,650.00 worth of items last week, what was her total pay?

• $231
• $381
• $252
• $1,650

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Challenge Question:
Lucas works in the sales & marketing department of a company that sells vending machines.
He earns a base salary of $850 and 8.5% commission on his sales, as well as a different commission rate on initial fees for every new account that he opens.  
Last month, his sales were $12,650. He processed $1,325 in new account fees. His total salary was $2,150.50. What commission rate does Lucas earn on new accounts? 

• 17%
• 6.5%
• 25.5%
• 8.5%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Ava receives a base salary and 4¼% commission while selling insurance for GEICO. Last month, her sales were $8700, and her total salary was $1,619.75. What is her base salary?

• $3,697.50
• $1,989.50
• $1,250
• $1619,75

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Rachel works in retail and earns a 6% commission if she reaches her sales goal. If she does not reach her sales goal, she only receives a 3.5% commission.
Last month, her goal was $28,500. Her actual sales were $37,050. How much did Rachel earn in commission? 

• $1,296.75
• $2,223
• $22,230
• $12,967.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C