A salesperson sells $2,500 in merchandise and earns a commission of $300. What is the commission rate as a percentage?
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To do this, we can divide the commission earned by the total sales amount: Commission rate (decimal) = $\frac{300}{2500}$ Now, we can convert the decimal to a percentage by multiplying by 100: Show more…
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