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A salesperson earns a commission of $480 for selling $4000 in merchandise find the commission rate write the answer as a percentage

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Answer:

[tex] \large{ \boxed{12\%}}[/tex]

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[tex] \large{ \tt{G \: I \: V \: E \: N}} : [/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow{ \tt{}}[/tex] Commission received : $ 480

[tex] \longrightarrow[/tex] Selling price of merchandise : $ 4000

[tex] \large{ \tt{ To \: Find : }}[/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow[/tex] Commission rate

  • Let the commission rate be x %

[tex] \large{ \tt{SOLVING : }}[/tex]

[tex] \star \: \large{ \tt{x\% \: of \: 4000 = 480}}[/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow \: { \tt{ \frac{x}{100} \times 4000 = 480 }}[/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow{ \tt{40x = 480}}[/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow{ \tt{x = \frac{480}{40} }}[/tex]

[tex] \longrightarrow{ \tt{x = 12\%}}[/tex]

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