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# For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq

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For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission equal to 20 percent of the first $500 of the total amount of the sale, plus 30 percent of the total amount in excess of$500. If the total amount of one of her sales was $800, the saleswoman’s commission was approximately what percent of the total amount of the sale? A. 22% B. 24% C. 25% D. 27% E. 28% [Reveal] Spoiler: OA Last edited by Bunuel on 26 Nov 2013, 00:33, edited 1 time in total. Renamed the topic, edited the question and added the OA. Senior Manager Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Posts: 497 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 22 [1] , given: 0 [#permalink] 28 Oct 2006, 10:17 1 This post received KUDOS Total sales =800 Comission = (20/100)*500+ (30/100)*300 =100 + 90 =190 %Comission =(190/800)*100=23.7~ 24% Answer is B what is OA? Manager Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 122 Location: Florida, Argentina, UK Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 2 [0], given: 0 Re: GMATPREP PS: Saleswomans commission [#permalink] 28 Oct 2006, 10:29 My vote for 24% 190 = 800x x = 190/800 x = 23.75% Senior Manager Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 374 Followers: 3 Kudos [?]: 39 [0], given: 0 [#permalink] 28 Oct 2006, 10:31 yep OA is B somehow i managed to figure 30/100 * 300 = 100 GMAT Club Legend Joined: 09 Sep 2013 Posts: 8159 Followers: 416 Kudos [?]: 111 [0], given: 0 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman recieves a commission [#permalink] 25 Nov 2013, 16:49 Hello from the GMAT Club BumpBot! Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos). Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email. _________________ Intern Joined: 13 May 2013 Posts: 30 Concentration: International Business Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 9 [0], given: 28 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 06 Jul 2014, 04:54 What's a good tip to quickly see that 190/800 = 23,75? Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 31228 Followers: 5343 Kudos [?]: 62067 [1] , given: 9427 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 06 Jul 2014, 09:34 1 This post received KUDOS Expert's post Saabs wrote: What's a good tip to quickly see that 190/800 = 23,75? You should do the math: $$\frac{190}{800}*100=\frac{190}{8}=\frac{95}{4}\approx{24}$$. _________________ Manager Joined: 10 Feb 2014 Posts: 61 Followers: 0 Kudos [?]: 29 [1] , given: 25 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 20 Jul 2014, 21:26 1 This post received KUDOS Can we move this question out of "Geometry" topic/tag? Math Expert Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 31228 Followers: 5343 Kudos [?]: 62067 [0], given: 9427 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 20 Jul 2014, 22:34 Expert's post Game wrote: Can we move this question out of "Geometry" topic/tag? _____________________ Done. _________________ Senior Manager Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Posts: 285 GMAT 1: 620 Q44 V31 GMAT 2: 690 Q47 V37 GMAT 3: 610 Q47 V28 GMAT 4: 700 Q50 V34 GMAT 5: 700 Q49 V36 GMAT 6: 690 Q48 V35 GMAT 7: 750 Q49 V42 GMAT 8: 730 Q50 V39 Followers: 1 Kudos [?]: 42 [0], given: 2403 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 30 Jul 2014, 03:49 Can someone add GMATPrep as a tag, because it is a GMATPrep question. I missed this question and chose C, because I approximated 1.9/8 to be 2/8=25%. Next time, I should look at the answer choices first and then see whether I need to do the math. SVP Status: The Best Or Nothing Joined: 27 Dec 2012 Posts: 1854 Location: India Concentration: General Management, Technology WE: Information Technology (Computer Software) Followers: 31 Kudos [?]: 1353 [0], given: 193 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 31 Jul 2014, 02:25 $$\frac{(\frac{20}{100})*500+ (\frac{30}{100})*300}{800} * 100$$ $$= \frac{190}{800} * 100$$ = 24% Answer = B _________________ Kindly press "+1 Kudos" to appreciate Director Joined: 10 Mar 2013 Posts: 595 Location: Germany Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship GMAT 1: 580 Q46 V24 GPA: 3.88 WE: Information Technology (Consulting) Followers: 7 Kudos [?]: 85 [0], given: 200 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 02 Jan 2016, 15:01 Saabs wrote: What's a good tip to quickly see that 190/800 = 23,75? I think it would be more convenient to divide following to parts separately 90/4 = 90/4 + 5/4 =22,5 + 1,25=23,75 _________________ When you’re up, your friends know who you are. When you’re down, you know who your friends are. Share some Kudos, if my posts help you. Thank you ! 800Score ONLY QUANT CAT1 51, CAT2 50, CAT3 50 GMAT PREP 670 MGMAT CAT 630 KAPLAN CAT 660 Re: For each of her sales, a saleswoman receives a commission eq [#permalink] 02 Jan 2016, 15:01 Similar topics Replies Last post Similar Topics: One used-car salesperson receives a commission of$ 200 plus 4 percent 4 13 Dec 2015, 03:53
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