Dell uses the sales-order ratio to measure the performance of its salespeople. If, in the past year, a salesperson made $2 million in sales, called on 5,250 potential business customers (either by phone or in person), and got 3,124 orders, what was this sales rep's order-call ratio (to the nearest whole number amount)?
A) 18 percent
B) 29 percent
C) 73 percent
D) 59 percent
E) 10 percent

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The order-call ratio is calculated by dividing the number of orders by the number of calls and then multiplying by 100 to get a percentage. So, $ \frac{3,124}{5,250} \times 100 = 59.5\% $, which rounds to 59 percent.

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