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 your work.
Im so confused everyone has different ways to do it but all get the game answer
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6 % is 6/100 or 0.06 as a fraction
0.06 * 179,000 = 10,740
or as a proportion
6/100 = x/179000
x = (6/100 ) 179 000 again
Indeed there are lots of ways to think about percent of something, but the answer is always the same :)
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To find out how much money Mrs. Miller earns as a commission, we can set up a proportion using proportions.
Let's set up the proportion:
commission/sale price = commission rate/100
We know the sale price is $179,000 and the commission rate is 6%. Let's substitute these values into the proportion:
commission/179,000 = 6/100
To solve for the commission, we can cross-multiply:
commission * 100 = 179,000 * 6
Simplifying the equation:
100 commission = 1,074,000
Now, let's solve for the commission:
commission = 1,074,000 / 100
Simplifying:
commission = $10,740
Therefore, Mrs. Miller earns a commission of $10,740.