A student who sells subscription for a magazine that costs $35 a year makes a commission of$5.25 on each subscription. What percent commission does the student make?

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.

Paul Batik earns a commission of 9% on sales. Last week he had sales of $646.70,$237.58, $1,984.89,$658.66, and $953.73. Find his total commission to the nearest cent.

Alanna is a stockbroker. She receives a commission based on the value of the trades she makes. If she earns x dollars for sales of y dollars, express her percent of commission algebraically.

In a state lottery, a player must choose 8 of the numbers from 1 to 40. The lottery commission then performs an experiment that selects 8 of these 40 numbers. Assuming that the choice of the lottery commission is equally likely to be any of the

$$\left( \begin{array} { c } { 40 } \\ { 8 } \end{array} \right)$$

combinations, what is the probability that a player has (a) all 8 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission? (b) 7 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission? (c) at least 6 of the numbers selected by the lottery commission?

Mr. Li and Ms. Brown both sell used cars. Mr. Li sells a car for $9950 and earns$447.75 commission. Ms. Brown sells a car for $10,300 and earns$453.20 commission. Who earns a greater commission rate?

A realtor sells a house for $460,000. If she earns 3% of the house’s price as a commission, how much is her commission?

Carter Cadillac pays commission to its car sales staff. They are paid a percent of the profit the dealership makes on the car, not on the selling price of the car. If the profit is under $500, the commission rate is 18%. If the profit is at least$500 and less than or equal to $2,000, the commission rate is 24% of the profit. If the profit is above$2,000, the rate is 27% of the profit. If p represents the profit, express the commission c(p) algebraically as a split function.

Summarize the findings of the Kerner Commission.

Nadia is a stockbroker. She earns 4 percent commission when she sells stocks. Last week, she earned dollar 288 in commission.

a. What was the total amount of her sales?

b. If she earns $\$ 14,000$ in commission during the year, what was the total value of stocks that Nadia sold?

Alanna is a stockbroker. She receives a commission based on the value of the trades she makes. If Alanna earns $50 for sales of$1,000, what is her percent of commission?

What were the conclusions of the Warren Commission?

Alanna is a stockbroker. She receives a commission based on the value of the trades she makes. If Alanna earns $10 for sales of$1,000, what is her percent of commission?

Explain What factors make the process of forming democratic governments difficult in some Middle Eastern countries , as well as other Asian and African countries?