Juan Ramirez sells suits in a major department store on weekends. He earns a commission of 5 percent on the first 10 suits, and if he sells more than 10, he earns an additional 3 percent on the additional suits. Last weekend Juan sold 13 suits at a price of $250 each. What was his commission?

Given He earns a commission of 5 percent on the first 10 suits.he sells more than 10, he earns an additional 3 percent on the additional suits Last weekend Juan sold 13 suits at a price of $250 each.Find out Juan Ramirez commissionTo proofAs given in the question Juan sold 13 suits at a price of $250 each13 suit selling price = 13 × 250                                = $ 3250As given He earns a commission of 5 percent on the first 10 suits.and for more than 10, he earns an additional 3 percent on the additional suitsJuan Ramirez sells 13 suit which are more than the 10 suitsHence  commission percent for the 13 suits = 8 %First write 8% in the decimal form[tex]= \frac{8}{100}[/tex]=0.08Than commission on the 13 suits = 0.08 × 3250                                                          = $260.Therefore option ( D) is correct.Hence proved