Question

A salesman gets a commission of 2.4% on sales up to Shillings 100,000. He gets an additional commission of 1.5% on sales above this. Calculate the commission he gets on sales wroth shillings 280,000.

100000(.024) + 0.015(280000 - 100000)
2400 + 2700
5100

Answer 1

the arithmetic looks good.

I would insist on an equal sign in front of each new line

commission
= 100000(.024) + 0.015(280000 - 100000)
= 2400 + 2700
= 5100

Answer 2

The answer is legit...nice work

Answer 3

9420