National Salesperson Practice Exam

To determine the percentage that the third investor represents, we first need to find out how much this investor contributed. Since the total investment is $330,000 and two of the investors contributed $90,000 and $50,000, we can find the contribution of the third investor by subtracting these amounts from the total.

The combined contribution of the first two investors is $90,000 + $50,000 = $140,000. Then, we subtract this from the total investment:

$330,000 - $140,000 = $190,000.

This means the third investor contributed $190,000.

Next, to find out what percentage this contribution represents of the total investment, we use the formula for percentage:

(Contribution of third investor / Total investment) × 100.

Plugging in the numbers:

($190,000 / $330,000) × 100 = 57.575757...

When rounded to one decimal place, this is approximately 57.6%. Thus, the contribution of the third investor accounts for 57.6% of the total pooled investment, aligning with the correct choice.

Understanding this calculation highlights the importance of recognizing how individual contributions relate to a total amount, which is a