QUESTION 6
Solve the problem.
Ellen sells $$ 880$ worth of clothes and earns $$ 70.40$ in commission. What is the commission rate?
$8 %$
$9 %$
$0.8 %$
$10 %$

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$C o m m i s s i o n R a t e = 0.08 o r 8 %$

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Step 1 ： $C o m m i s s i o n R a t e = \frac{C o m m i s s i o n A m o u n t}{T o t a l S a l e s}$

Step 2 ： $C o m m i s s i o n R a t e = \frac{70.40}{880}$

Step 3 ： $C o m m i s s i o n R a t e = 0.08 o r 8 %$