Samantha earns 12% commission each week for sales of a product. Last week, she sold $6,400 worth of product. How much did she earn in commission last week? If she makes the same amount each week, how much commission will she earn in a year?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

She earned $533 in commission last week and will earn $6,400 in a year.
She earned $533 in commission last week and will earn $6,400 in a year.

She earned $768 in commission last week and will earn $9,216 in a year.
She earned $768 in commission last week and will earn $9,216 in a year.

She earned $533 in commission last week and will earn $27,716 in a year.
She earned $533 in commission last week and will earn $27,716 in a year.

She earned $768 in commission last week and will earn $39,936 in a year.

Answer 1

She earned $768 in commission last week and will earn $39,936 in a year.

To calculate:
Commission earned last week = $6,400 * 0.12 = $768
Commission earned in a year = $768 * 52 weeks = $39,936

Answer 2

Of the cars in a used-car lot, 25
are the color gray. 23
of the gray cars are electrically powered vehicles. What fraction of the cars on the lot are both gray and electrically powered?

(1 point)
Responses

115
1 over 15

215
2 over 15

415
4 over 15

12

Answer 3

4 over 15

To calculate:
Fraction of cars that are both gray and electrically powered = (23 gray and electrically powered cars) / (25 total gray cars) = 23/25 = 4/15.

Answer 4

Arthur is playing in his room, which is 24.3 feet above ground. He then descends 39.9 feet to the basement, where his uncle is working in his workshop. If ground zero is 0 feet, which number best describes the location of the basement woodshop?

(1 point)
Responses

-64.2 feet
-64.2 feet

-15.6 feet
-15.6 feet

15.6 feet
15.6 feet

64.2 feet

Answer 5

-15.6 feet

To calculate:
Location of the basement woodshop = 24.3 feet (starting location) - 39.9 feet (descent to basement) = -15.6 feet. The negative sign indicates that the location is below ground zero.