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5.4 Sales Tax and Commission331Example 6If the commission on a $600 dining room set is $90, whatis the commission rate?Solution The commission rate is a percentage of the selling price. What wewant to know is:6. If the commission on a $750sofa is $105, what is the commissionrate?$90 is what percent of $600?888888n888888n8888nm88890 = n ⋅ 600m888​_90 ​= ​n_ ⋅ ​ 600​​ Divide both sides by 600600 ​ 600​n = ​_90 ​ Switch the left and right600sides of the equationn = 0.15n = 15%DivideChange to a percentThe commission rate is 15%.Getting Ready for ClassAfter reading through the preceding section, respond in your ownwords and in complete sentences.1. Explain the difference between the sales tax and the sales tax rate.2. Rework Example 1 using a sales tax rate of 7% instead of 6%.3. Suppose the bicycle in Example 2 was purchased in California, wherethe sales tax rate in 2008 was 7.25%. How much more would the bicyclehave cost?4. Suppose the car salesperson in Example 5 receives a commission of$3,672. Assuming the same commission rate of 12%, how much does thiscar sell for?Answer6. 14%