Question

A salesman receives a commission of c% on a sale of D dollars. Find his commission.

A)cD
B)cD/100
C)100cD
D)c/100D
E)100c/D


Any number expressed as a percentage is that number divided by 100 expressed as a decimal.

Thus c% is c/100

Multiplying that by the sale price D gives:

(c/100)D or cD/100

The answer is B
correct

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