A salesperson earns ​$150 selling ​$3 comma 000 worth of television sets. What is the commission​ rate?

Answer 1

To find the commission rate, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Commission Rate} = \left( \frac{\text{Commission Earned}}{\text{Total Sales}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case, the commission earned is $150, and the total sales amount to $3,000.

Now plug in the values:

\[ \text{Commission Rate} = \left( \frac{150}{3000} \right) \times 100 \]

Calculating the fraction:

\[ \frac{150}{3000} = 0.05 \]

Now, multiplying by 100 to get the percentage:

\[ 0.05 \times 100 = 5% \]

So, the commission rate is 5%.