{"id":7262,"date":"2017-05-09T20:33:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T20:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/prealgebra\/?post_type=chapter&p=7262"},"modified":"2019-05-24T19:39:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:39:32","slug":"solve-sales-tax-commission-and-discount-applications","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/monroecc-prealgebra\/chapter\/solve-sales-tax-commission-and-discount-applications\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Solving Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications","rendered":"Introduction to Solving Sales Tax, Commission, and Discount Applications"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: Solve sales tax, commission, and discount applications<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_11705\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"A<\/a> If you're working on commission, you'll need a good understanding of percentages.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nJanet is excited to start her new job selling shoes at an upscale department store. The only thing she's a little nervous about is that her pay will be based on commission. She\u00a0needs to make sure she'll\u00a0earn enough money to cover her\u00a0budget, so she wants to figure out how much she'll\u00a0have to sell to cover her costs of living. In order to do this, Janet needs to understand how to work with\u00a0percentages in real-life situations. The same skills Janet can use to solve her problem can also help you figure out problems involving sales tax, discounts, and mark-ups. Let's explore these real-life applications of percentages in this section.\r\n\r\nBefore you get started in this module, try a few practice problems and review\u00a0prior\u00a0concepts.\r\n
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readiness quiz<\/h3>\r\n1)\r\n\r\nSolve [latex]0.0875\\left(720\\right)[\/latex] through multiplication.\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review dividing decimals.\r\n\r\n2)\r\n\r\nSolve [latex]12.96\\div 0.04[\/latex] through division.\r\n\r\nIf you missed this problem, review dividing decimals.\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: Solve sales tax, commission, and discount applications<\/h2>\n
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If you’re working on commission, you’ll need a good understanding of percentages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Janet is excited to start her new job selling shoes at an upscale department store. The only thing she’s a little nervous about is that her pay will be based on commission. She\u00a0needs to make sure she’ll\u00a0earn enough money to cover her\u00a0budget, so she wants to figure out how much she’ll\u00a0have to sell to cover her costs of living. In order to do this, Janet needs to understand how to work with\u00a0percentages in real-life situations. The same skills Janet can use to solve her problem can also help you figure out problems involving sales tax, discounts, and mark-ups. Let’s explore these real-life applications of percentages in this section.<\/p>\n

Before you get started in this module, try a few practice problems and review\u00a0prior\u00a0concepts.<\/p>\n

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readiness quiz<\/h3>\n

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Solve [latex]0.0875\\left(720\\right)[\/latex] through multiplication.<\/p>\n

If you missed this problem, review dividing decimals.<\/p>\n

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Solve [latex]12.96\\div 0.04[\/latex] through division.<\/p>\n

If you missed this problem, review dividing decimals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t

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