During a magazine drive, the school
drama club receives 25% of the sales as
commission for the fi rst $5000 worth of
magazine subscriptions sold. The parent
committee agrees to donate to the club an
additional 125% of the total commission
earned by the club.
a) How much commission will the club
earn if members sell $6000 worth of
subscriptions?
b) How much will the parent committee
donate to the club?
c) How much will the club receive from
the magazine drive altogether?

Let’s break the problem into its parts to solve each step:

### Part (a): Commission earned by the drama club

- **The club earns 25% commission on the first $5000 sold.**
  \[
  \text{Commission on } \$5000 = 0.25 \times 5000 = \$1250
  \]

- **For the remaining $1000 (since the total sales are $6000), the commission percentage is not given, so the assumption is that the commission is only applicable to the first $5000.**
  Therefore, the total commission earned by the club is:
  \[
  \text{Total Commission} = \$1250
  \]

### Part (b): Donation by the parent committee

- **The parent committee donates 125% of the total commission earned by the club.**
  \[
  \text{Donation} = 1.25 \times 1250 = 1562.50
  \]

### Part (c): Total amount the club will receive

- **Total amount = commission earned by the club + donation from the parent committee**
  \[
  \text{Total Amount} = 1250 + 1562.50 = 2812.50
  \]

### Final Answers:
a) The commission the club earns from $6000 in sales is **$1250**.  
b) The parent committee donates **$1562.50**.  
c) The club receives a total of **$2812.50** from the magazine drive.

Would you like more details on any of these parts or how they were calculated?

Here are 5 related questions to expand your understanding:
1. What would the commission be if the sales were $7000?
2. If the parent committee donated 150% instead of 125%, how much would the club receive?
3. What percentage of the total revenue from $6000 does the club finally receive?
4. If the club received commission on all sales (including above $5000), how would that affect the total?
5. How much would the club earn if they sold $5000 worth of subscriptions, with the same commission rate?

**Tip:** When dealing with percentage problems, clearly define which amount the percentage applies to (e.g., only the first $5000 in this case).

During a magazine drive, the school drama club receives 25% of the sales as commission for the first $5000 worth of magazine subscriptions sold. The parent committee agrees to donate to the club an additional 125% of the total commission earned by the club.
a) How much commission will the club earn if members sell $6000 worth of subscriptions?
b) How much will the parent committee donate to the club?
c) How much will the club receive from the magazine drive altogether?

Learn how to calculate the commission earned by the school drama club and the donation from the parent committee during a magazine drive. This problem involves working with percentages, including a 25% commission on the first $5000 of sales and a 125% donation of the commission. Detailed step-by-step solution for students in Grades 6-8.

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