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A sales person sells $2800 in merchandise and earns a commission of $392. Find the commission rate. Write your answer as a percentage.
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A sales person sells $2800 in merchandise and earns a commission of $392. Find the commission rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

User Jay Conrod
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The given are:
$2800 = sales
$392 = commission
x = commission rate

To find the commission rate,
sales x commission rate = commission
x=commission rate

so,
2800(x)=392
x=392/2800
x=0.14 or 14%

the answer is 14%.
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