Question

Demetrius is a salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to

$51,162 last year. If his base pay was $26,610 and he made $79,200 in sales
last year, what was his rate of commission?

Answer 1

The answer is 31%

Explanation:

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Answer 2

A commission rate of 31%.

Explanation:

Let C represent commission rate he earned.

The equation therefore becomes 26,610 + C*79,200= 51,162

Then solve for C by first subtracting 26,610 from both sides;

79,200C = 51,162 - 26,610

79,200C= 24,552

Next, divide both sides by 79,200 to get;

C=24,552 / 79,200

C= 0.31 or 31%

Therefore, Demetrius earned a commission rate of 31%.