Question

A salesperson earns a commission of $448 for selling $2800 in merchandise. Find the commission rate. Write your answer as a percentage.

Answer 1

To find the commission rate we just have to divide the total commission by the total amount of merchandise sold. The commission was $448 and the amount of merchandise sold was $2800.

`(448)/(2800)=0.16`

Then, to rewrite a decimal as a percentage, we just need to multiply the number by 100.

`0.16=(0.16*100)/(100) =(16)/(100) =16\%`

The commission rate is 16%.

Answer 2

16%

Explanation:

translation

x% times 2800 = 448

x% = 448 divided by 2800

x% = 0.16 = move decimal 2 spaces to the right = 16%