New BB2 Math Question, p 401# 20

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<p>anybody wanna do 401 number 20?</p>

<p>A salesperson's commision is k percent of the selling price. While of the following represents the commision, in dollars, on 2 cars that sold at 14,000</p>

<p>A. 280k
B. 7,000k
C. 28,000k
D. 14,000/ (100+2k)
E. 28,000+k/ 100</p>

<p>the answer is A</p>

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<p>Remember that k is the commission PERCENTAGE. So in order to get the actual commission received by the salesperson, you need to divide by 100. So the proper equation for this would be:</p>

<p>2<em>14000</em>k / 100
28000k / 100
280k</p>