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Mr. Robbins earns a commission on each airfare he books. At the end of the day he had booked $208.10 worth of airfare and earned $13.29.What is Mr.Robins commission rate.

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Answer:

6.39%

Explanation:

we know that

$208.10 represent the 100%

using proportion

Find out what percentage represent $13.29

Let

x ----> the percentage


(100\%)/(\$208.10)=(x\%)/(\$13.29)\\\\x=100(13.29)/208.10\\\\x= 6.39\%

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