Demetrius is a salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $51,162 last year. If his base pay was $26,610 and he made $79,200 in sales last year, what was his rate of commission?

A. 34%
B. 31%
C. 52%
D. 65%

Question

Demetrius is a salesman whose base pay plus commissions amounted to $51,162 last year. If his base pay was $26,610 and he made $79,200 in sales last year, what was his rate of commission?

 		A.	34%
 		B.	31%
 		C.	52%
 		D.	65%

anonymous · Answer

commission +base pay =51,162 
commission=51,162-26,610
commission=24552 
rate= (24552/79200) x 100 
solve