Question

: 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 $6,500, including her salary of $1,000. Her sales for the week totaled $25,000. Express her rate of commission as a percent. Round to the nearest whole number.

Answer 1

`Rate\ of\ commission=22\%`

Explanation:

Let her rate of commission
`=x\%`

Salary
`=\$ 1000`

Weekly Amount
`=\$ 6500`

So earning from commission=Weekly Amount-Salary

Earning from the commission
`=6500-1000`

Earning from the commission
`=\$ 5500`

Total Sales
`=\$ 25000`

Commission is
`=x\%\ of\ 25000`

`x\%\ of\ 25000=5500\\\\(x)/(100)* 25000=5500\\\\x* 250=5500\\\\x=(5500)/(250)\\\\x=22\%`

`Rate\ of\ commission=22\%`