SOLUTION: Rita made $51.75 in commission from the sale of a sofa. The sofa's price was $575. What percent commission is Rita paid?

SOLUTION: Rita made $51.75 in commission from the sale of a sofa. The sofa's price was $575. What percent commission is Rita paid?

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Question 1067422: Rita made $51.75 in commission from the sale of a sofa. The sofa's price was $575. What percent commission is Rita paid?
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(51.75/575)*100 = % commission
To solve, you can either divide the terms inside the parenthesis and multiply the quotient times 100, or, using the distributive property of multiplication, multiply each term inside the parenthesis times 100 and then divide the products.
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