Mrs. Miller sells a house for $179,000. If she earns a commission of 6%, how much money does she earn? Write a proportion and show ALL your work.
I got the equation right but i missed a point because my teacher said
"How did you go from x=6x179,000 to 6x1790?"
Could someone show the correct way of writing out this problem?
6 / 100 = x / 179,000
multiply both sides by 179,000
6 * 179,000 / 100 = x
so x = 6 * 1790
x = 10,740
Thank you @Damon
You are welcome. I added notes to a couple of your problems below.
To calculate the commission earned by Mrs. Miller, we can use the equation:
Commission = Rate × Sale price
Given that the rate is 6% and the sale price is $179,000, we can plug in these values into the equation as follows:
Commission = 0.06 × $179,000
To simplify the calculation, we can express 6% as a decimal by dividing it by 100. This gives us:
Commission = 0.06 × $179,000
Now, we can multiply 0.06 by $179,000:
Commission = $10,740
So, Mrs. Miller earns a commission of $10,740.
Regarding the misunderstanding, it seems like there was an error while simplifying 6% as 6 in the equation. The correct way to write out the equation would be:
Commission = 0.06 × $179,000