Solving Percent Problems

We are gonna solve for percent problems like commission, sales tax, total sales, commission rate, sale proceeds, and simple interest.co

commission, commission rate

commission, commission rate

A commission is a percentage of total sales as determined by the rate of commission. commission = rate of commission • total sales. To find the commission on a sale, multiply the rate of commission by the total sales.

sales tax

Sales tax is a tax charged by the government to raise money so it can provide public services. It is based on a certain percent of the price.

total sales

Number of items sold x Sales price.

simple interest

Simple interest is a technique used to calculate the proportion of interest paid on a sum over a set time period at a set rate.

sales proceed

SALES PROCEEDS are the sum of the service units (products, services) sold by a corporation within a particular period. The sales proceeds are calculated from the quantities sold multiplied by the sales price per unit within a particular period.