Clarissa works in sales for a software company. her pay each month varies, because each month she receives a base pay of $2,400.00 plus 8% commission on her sales. during the month of november, clarissa had $18,000.00 in sales. for the month of november, what % of clarissa's pay was from her commission?

Base pay of Clarissa = $2,400
Percentage of Commission Clarissa receives on sales = 8%
Amount of sales done by Clarissa during the month of November = $18,000
Amount of commission received by Clarissa = (8/100) *18,000 dollars
                                                                                      =1,440 dollars

Total Salary of Clarissa for the month of November = 1,440 + 2,400
                                                                                  = 3,840
Percentage of money Clarissa received via sales commission in her gross salary = (1,440/3,840) *100
                                    =37.5%

During the month of November, Clarissa had $18,000 in sales. For the month of November, 37.5% of Clarissa's pay was from her commission.