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Kara works at a fine jewelry store and earns commission on her total sales for the week. Her weekly paycheck was in the amount of $7000, including her salary of $1000. Her sales for the week totaled $50,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent, rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Her total paycheck minus her salary = the commission amount
So
6500 - 1000 = 5500
So....her commission as a percentage of sales = 5500/ 45000 = about 12.2%
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