Question

Dan Pawlik is paid a straight commission of $5.75 for each item he sells. Last month he sold 103 items. Find his estimated and exact commissions.

Answer 1

Answer:

$Estimated\ Commission = \ 618$

$Exact\ Commission = \ 592.25$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Commission = \ 5.75$

$Items = 103$

Required

Find the estimate and exact commission

Estimate Commission

First, we need to approximate the given commission

$Commission = \ 6$

$Estimated\ Commission = Commission * Items$

$Estimated\ Commission = \ 6 * 103$

$Estimated\ Commission = \ 618$

Exact Commission

$Exact\ Commission = Actual\ Commission * Items$

$Exact\ Commission = \ 5.75 * 103$

$Exact\ Commission = \ 592.25$