Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for the week. Her weekly paycheck is $6,500 including her salary which is $1,000. Her sales for the week totaled to $45,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Nigel Forbes

Mathematics

17 April, 01:53

Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for the week. Her weekly paycheck is $6,500 including her salary which is $1,000. Her sales for the week totaled to $45,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Natalie Mason · Answer 1

Answer:12.2%

Step-by-step explanation:

Her total paycheck minus her salary = the commission amount

So

6500 - 1000 = 5500

So ... her commission as a percentage of sales = 5500 / 45000 = about 12.2%