Question

finding the rate of a tax or commission
a salesperson earns a commission of $494 for selling $2600 in merchandise.
find the commission rate. write your answer as a percentage.

Explanation:

Step1: Define commission rate formula

Commission rate = $\frac{\text{Commission Earned}}{\text{Total Sales}} \times 100\%$

Step2: Substitute given values

$\text{Commission rate} = \frac{494}{2600} \times 100\%$

Step3: Calculate the ratio

$\frac{494}{2600} = 0.19$

Step4: Convert to percentage

$0.19 \times 100\% = 19\%$

Answer:

19%