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2. Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for the week. Herweekly paycheck was in the amount of $6,500, including her salary of $1,000. Her sales for theweek totaled$45,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent, rounded to the nearestwhole number.

2. Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for-example-1
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first, minus salary
paycheck=comission+salary
paychec-salary=comision
6500-1000=5500

comission/sales=5500/45000=0.122222222/1
pecent means parts ou fo 100
x%=x/100
0.122222/1 times 100/100=12.2222/100=12.222%

about 12%
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