Question

a real estate agent revives a 3% commission for selling a house. find the commission that the agent earned for selling a house for $131,000

Answer 1

The answer is 3930.

All you have to do is multiply 131,000 * 3 and then divide that by 100.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2

First, you take the 3% and turn that into a decimal, which is .03. Then, since it should be an increase, add a 1 to make 1.03. Then multiply 131,000*1.03. This gives you the answer of 134,930.