A salesperson earns a commission of $391 for selling $2300 in merchandise.Find the commission rate. Write your answer as a perce

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aalyn [17] · Answer 1 · 2024-01-18T13:36:09+03:00

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The salesperson earns a commission of $391

The total amount of merchandise that he sold is $2300

The commission rate is given by

$r=\frac{\text{commission amount}}{\text{ sold amount}}$ $r=\frac{\$391}{\$2300}=0.17$

To convert the rate into percentage, multiply with 100%

$r=0.17\cdot100=17\%$

Therefore, the commission rate is 17%.