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A dealer paid 12,000 for a boat at an auction. At the dealership, a salesperson sold the boat for 30% more than the auction price. The salesperson receives a commission of 25% of the difference between the auction price and the dealership price. What was the salesperson's commission?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The salesperson sold the boat for the whole amount of 12000 which is 100% of the boat's price plus an additional 30%.  So he sold the boat for 12000(130%) or 12000(1.3) to give us that he sold the boat for $15600.  The difference between what he sold it for and what was paid for it at auction is $3600.  25% of 3600 in equation form is .25(3600).  The word "of" here means to multiply.  .25(3600) = 900.  His commission is $900