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  1. The three salespeople for a local advertising firm are Lola, Ahmed, and Tommy. Lola sold $2030 in ads, Ahmed sold $1540, and Tommy sold $1800.
AWhat fraction of the total sales did each salesperson sell?
BA $100 bonus was awarded to the three salespeople, which they had to share. It was awarded so that each salesperson received the same fraction of $100 as he or she sold of the total sales. How much did each person receive? Round to the nearest whole cent.

Verified Answer :

MissPhiladelphia

First compute
the total sales

Total sales =
2030 + 1540 + 1800 = 5370

The fraction of
each are:

Lola = 2030 /
5370 = 0.378

Ahmed = 1540 /
5370 = 0.287

Tommy = 1800 /
5370 = 0.335

Bonus they get

Lola = 100 x
0.378 = $37.8

Ahmed = 100 x
0.287 = $28.7

Tommy  = 100 x 0.335 = $33.5