A salesperson at a jewelry store earns 4​% commission each week. Last​ week, Jarrod sold $ 710 worth of jewelry. How much did he make in​ commission? How much did the jewelry store make from his ​sales?

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To find out how much Jarrod made in commission, you can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Commission} = \text{Sales} \times \text{Commission Rate} \]

Given that Jarrod sold $710 worth of jewelry and his commission rate is 4% (or 0.04 in decimal form), we can calculate his commission:

\[ \text{Commission} = 710 \times 0.04 = 28.4 \]

So, Jarrod made $28.40 in commission.

To find out how much the jewelry store made from his sales, we'll subtract Jarrod's commission from the total sales amount:

\[ \text{Store Earnings} = \text{Sales} - \text{Commission} \]

The jewelry store's earnings from Jarrod's sales would be:

\[ \text{Store Earnings} = 710 - 28.4 = 681.6 \]

Thus, the jewelry store made $681.60 from Jarrod's sales.

In summary:

  • Jarrod's commission: $28.40
  • Jewelry store's earnings: $681.60