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cara works at a fine jewelry store and earns a commission on her total sales for the week. her weekly paycheck was in the amount of $6500 including her salary of $1000 her sales for the week totaled $45,000. express her rate of commission as a percent, rounded to the nearest whole number.

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Cara's rate of commission is 12%.Step-by-step explanation:Given,Paycheck = $6500Salary = $1000Commission = Paycheck - Salary Commission = 6500-1000 = $5500Total sales for the week = $45000Commission rate = [tex]\frac{Commission}{Total\ Sales}*100[/tex][tex]Commission\ rate=\frac{5500}{45000}*100\\\\Commission\ rate=\frac{550000}{45000}\\\\ Commission\ rate=12.22\%[/tex]Rounding off to nearest whole number.Commission rate = 12%Cara's rate of commission is 12%.Keywords: commission, subtractionLearn more about subtraction at:brainly.com/question/10570041brainly.com/question/10610299#LearnwithBrainly