Mrs. Miller sells a house for $179,000. If she earns a commission of 6%, how much money does she earn? Write a porportion and show your work.
I don't understand how to do it, I have seen the other questions and I don't get how you got 1074000. Can this be explained?
179,000 x 0.06 = ? commission earned. Written a a proportion I would write:
(1/0.06) = (179,000/x)
To find the amount of money Mrs. Miller earns as a commission, we need to calculate 6% of the selling price of the house.
To do this, we can set up a proportion. Let's represent the amount of money Mrs. Miller earns as "x." We know that the total selling price of the house is $179,000, and she earns a commission of 6%.
So, our proportion would be:
(6/100) = x/179,000
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply.
6 * 179,000 = 100 * x
1,074,000 = 100x
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 100 to solve for x.
1,074,000 / 100 = x
x = 10,740
Therefore, Mrs. Miller earns $10,740 as a commission for selling the house for $179,000.