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Emmett
earns
20%
commission
as
a
salesperson.
He
sold
a
sleeping
bag
that
cost
$56.
How
much
commission
did
Emmett
earn?

$

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Colton
earns
20%
commission
as
a
salesperson.
He
sold
a
cell
phone
that
cost
$52.
How
much
commission
did
Colton
earn?

$

key idea

A percent is 1 part out of 100.

1%
is
equal
to
1
100
or
0.01.

solution

Write the percentage as a decimal.

20%

=

0.2

Multiply the decimal by the price. Multiply as you would multiply whole numbers, then write the decimal point in the answer.




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