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Percents: Commissions

1. Bella receives 8% commission on jewelry sales.  Last month, her total sales were \$2000. Find her commission. 

2. Your brother works part-time at Best Buy. His weekly salary is \$100 plus an 8% commission on his total sales.  What is his salary for a week when his total sales are $400?

3. James receives a 15% commission on magazine subscription sales.  Last week, his total sales were \$1080. Find his commission. 

4. Kaitlin, a well-known real estate agent, earns 15% commission when she sells a house. If she earned a commission of $142,500, what was the sale price of the house?

5. Sunny earns a base salary of \$400 every week with an additional 7% commission on everything he sells. If Sunny sold \$5,500 worth of items last week, what was his total pay?

6. Gean earns a base salary of \$50 every week with an additional 11% commission on everything he sells. If Gean sold \$3850 worth of items last week, what was his commission? What was his total pay for the week?

7. Sara receives 13% commission on car sales. If last month her total sales were \$250,000 what was her commission for the month?

8. A real estate agent makes 4% commission on property she sells.  Find her commission for selling a house that costs \$342,000. 

9. Javier works at a nearby Game Stop. He makes a commission of 5% on everything he sells.  If he sells 3 video games for \$115, how much money does Javier make in commission? 

10. A car salemen earns 6% commission when he sells a car. If he earned a commission of \$900, what was the sale price of the car? 

11. Gala makes money by commission rates.  She gets 21% of everything she sells.  If Gala sold \$27,000, worth of items this month, what is her salary for the month?

12. Tiffani makes a base monthly salary of \$1500. As a vendor, she must sell \$20,000 worth of items per month. She also makes a 4% commission on all sales beyond the monthly quota. If Tiffani sold \$26,000 worth of items this month, what is her total salary for the month?