Question

A newspaper vendor sells a newspaper at the rate of 76 per copy and earns a commission of 25%.if he sells 500copies of newspaper a day,how much commission will he earn in a week

Answer 1

Answer:

Sale of a day=0.76x500 = 380

........1 week=380x7=2660

Commission=2660x25/i00

= Rs 665

Answer 2

Commission will he earn in a week is Rs.66500.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A newspaper vendor sells a newspaper at the rate of 76 per copy and earns a commission of 25%.if he sells 500 copies of newspaper a day.

To find : How much commission will he earn in a week ?

Solution :

The cost of newspaper is Rs.76

Vendor earns 25% commission .

Commission amount = $25\% \times 76$

Commission amount=$\frac{25}{100}\times 76$

Commission amount= $Rs.19$

So, he earns commission on 1 newspaper = 19

He sells 500 copies of newspaper a day.

He earns commission on 500 newspaper is

$C=500\times 19$

$C= Rs.9500$

In 1 day he earns Rs.9500

In 7 days he earns $Rs.9500\times 7=Rs.66500$

Therefore, commission will he earn in a week is Rs.66500.

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