Commission and Percent of Change

The price of the shoes were marked down from $70 to $56. by what percentage was the price of the shoes reduced?

• 20%

• 30%

• 14%

• 24%

The price of a Nintendo switch was reduced from $300 to $210. What percentage was the price reduced?

• 20%

• 60%

• 30%

• 90%

Grayson works at a department store. where he earns commission on the clothing he sells. He sold the following items. Socks $25 Jacket $200 Pants $120 If he earns 12% commission on his total sales, how much commission did he earn last week?

• $345

• $205.50

• $41.40

• $56.60

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

• $41.96

• $43.96

• $249.50

• $24.95

A salesperson gets a 3% commission on the sale of a copy machine. What is his commission on a copy machine that costs $4,950.00?

• $148.50

• $1,485.00

• $1,650.00

• $4,801.50

Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?

• Increase 24%

• Increase 19%

• Decrease 24%

• Decrease 19%

Calculate the percent change from 50 to 75.

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

• $900

• $1,200

• $1,000

• $800

You get a job selling windows and you earn a commission of 4% on sales. If you sold $12,480 worth of windows this month, what is your commission?

• $4992

• $499.20

• $561.60

• $624

Faith sells $30,000 worth of furniture. Her rate of commission is 2.7%. What is her commission on that sale?

• $810.00

• $8,100.00

• $1,800.00