Why is there a difference in these percentage calculations?

Question

Employers way -- $5920 X .9 = $5328 X .6 = $3196.8

My way -- $5920 X .55 = $3256

 

I have a %60 split with %10 taken off the top in which we split in half, so basically I lose %5 of that. So these calculations should be exactly the same but they're not, I have done this with lower percentages and I always calculated correctly. This is racking my brain, please help!

Answer 1

Employers way: 5920(0.9)(0.6) = 5920(0.54)

You way: 5920(0.55)

Not the same.

 

You split after the 10% taken off the top. Not before.