A sales person saw the car for 18,250 and their commission is 912 and $.50 what percentage of the sales price is their commission

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asked May 10, 2022 120k views

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Cleric · Answer 1 · 2022-05-16T12:55:52+0000

Answer:

the percentage of the sales price that is their commission is 5 %.

Explanation:

Given;

price of the car, P = $18,250

commission, = $912.5

Let the percentage of the sales price that is their commission = y%

The percentage of the sales price that is their commission is calculated as;

$(y)/(100) * 18,250 = 912.5\\\\18,250y = 91250\\\\y = (91250)/(18250) \\\\y = 5 \ \%$

Therefore, the percentage of the sales price that is their commission is 5 %.