Question

A sales person saw the car for 18,250 and their commission is 912 and $.50 what percentage of the sales price is their commission

Answer 1

the percentage of the sales price that is their commission is 5 %.

Explanation:

Given;

price of the car, P = $18,250

commission, = $912.5

Let the percentage of the sales price that is their commission = y%

The percentage of the sales price that is their commission is calculated as;

`(y)/(100) * 18,250 = 912.5\\\\18,250y = 91250\\\\y = (91250)/(18250) \\\\y = 5 \ \%`

Therefore, the percentage of the sales price that is their commission is 5 %.