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5. Marc received a commission of $448 for selling $6400 in goods in the past two weeks. What rate of commission did he earn? ​

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Explanation:

100% = $6400

1% = 100%/100 = 6400/100 = $64

how many % are $448 of $6400 ?

we find out by calculating how often the 1% amount fits into the $448

448 / 64 = 7

so, his rate of commission was 7%.

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