Question

For each gym membership sold, the gym keeps$42 and the employee who sold it gets $8. What isthe commission the employee earned as apercentage of the total cost of the gymmembership?

Answer 1

According to the problem, the total cost would be the sum $42 + $8 = $50.

To find the employee commission in percentage, we just have to divide

$\frac{8}{50}=0.16$

Then, we multiply by 100

$0.16\times100=16$

Hence, the employee commission is 16%.