Question

clara is a salesperson. she sold a lawn ornament for $83.60 and earned 20% commission. how much commission did clara earn? $

Explanation:

Step1: Convert percentage to decimal

To find the commission, we first convert 20% to a decimal. 20% is equivalent to $0.20$ (since $20\%=\frac{20}{100} = 0.20$).

Step2: Calculate commission

The commission is found by multiplying the sale price by the commission rate. The sale price is $\$83.60$ and the commission rate is $0.20$. So we calculate $83.60\times0.20$.
$83.60\times0.20 = 16.72$

Answer:

$\$16.72$