a boy sold $88.50 worth of stationery. If he received a 33 1/3% commission, what was the amount of his commission?
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what is 88.50*(1/3)?
So first off 33.(1/3)
just means 33.33333...(and so on)
And 33.333 = 1/3 in fraction fotm
Therefore an easy way to format this problem into an equation is
88.50*(1/3)
Theres a simple two step process when solving a math problem like this.
Simply multiply 88.5 by 1 THEN divide your product by 3.
EQUATION: 88.5*(1/3)
STEPS:
88.5*1=88.5
88.5/3=29.5
Your answer is 29.5
just means 33.33333...(and so on)
And 33.333 = 1/3 in fraction fotm
Therefore an easy way to format this problem into an equation is
88.50*(1/3)
Theres a simple two step process when solving a math problem like this.
Simply multiply 88.5 by 1 THEN divide your product by 3.
EQUATION: 88.5*(1/3)
STEPS:
88.5*1=88.5
88.5/3=29.5
Your answer is 29.5
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