Question 1179241: Solve for the following
1. A sales agent received 14% of his total sales. If total sales reached
P 23, 450.00, how much did the sales agent receives?
2. Marylou reads 90 pages of a book containing 600 pages.
What percent of the book did he read?
3. In a class of 50, 9 were born in the month of March,
What percent of the class was that number?
4. There is a total of 47 600 books in the public library. Of these books,
21% are Science books. How many Science books are in the
library?
5. Video City rented 80% of its stock of movies on Friday. If 400 movies
were rented on Friday, how many movies did video City have in
stock?
Answer by CPhill(1959)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let's solve each problem step-by-step:
**1. Sales Agent's Commission:**
* **Total Sales:** P 23,450.00
* **Commission Rate:** 14% (0.14)
* **Commission Amount:** 23,450.00 * 0.14 = 3,283.00
* The sales agent received P 3,283.00.
**2. Percentage of Book Read:**
* **Pages Read:** 90
* **Total Pages:** 600
* **Percentage Read:** (90 / 600) * 100% = 15%
* Marylou read 15% of the book.
**3. Percentage of Class Born in March:**
* **Students Born in March:** 9
* **Total Students:** 50
* **Percentage:** (9 / 50) * 100% = 18%
* 18% of the class was born in March.
**4. Number of Science Books:**
* **Total Books:** 47,600
* **Percentage of Science Books:** 21% (0.21)
* **Number of Science Books:** 47,600 * 0.21 = 9,996
* There are 9,996 Science books in the library.
**5. Total Movies in Stock:**
* **Percentage Rented:** 80% (0.80)
* **Movies Rented:** 400
* **Total Movies:** 400 / 0.80 = 500
* Video City had 500 movies in stock.
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