Chris works at Higgins’ Automart and is selling a new Shelby Mustang for $59,000. If he earns a commission of 3%, how much money does he earn? Write a proportion and show all steps of your work
Take 59,000 and multply it by 0.03
To determine how much money Chris earns as a commission for selling the new Shelby Mustang, we can set up a proportion. The proportion relates the commission earned to the total price of the car.
Let's denote Chris's earnings as 'x' dollars.
We can set up the proportion like this:
Commission earned / Total price of the car = Commission rate / 100%
x / $59,000 = 3 / 100
Now, we can cross-multiply and solve for 'x':
100x = 3 * $59,000
100x = $177,000
Dividing both sides of the equation by 100:
x = $177,000 / 100
x = $1,770
Therefore, Chris earns a commission of $1,770 for selling the new Shelby Mustang.
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