document.write( "Question 388806: Please help me solve this problem: a commission of $168 on $560 is a commission Of what per cent? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #275216 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Per cent means \"per one hundred\".
\n" ); document.write( "In place of \"what per cent\" I can
\n" ); document.write( "put in $\"x%2F100\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now I just read the sentence
\n" ); document.write( "$168 is $\"x%2F100\"$ x $560
\n" ); document.write( "or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"168+=+%28x%2F100%29%2A560\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by $\"100\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16800+=+560x\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+30\"$
\n" ); document.write( "a commission of $168 on $560
\n" ); document.write( "is a commission Of 30 per cent \n" ); document.write( "

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