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.
For this question, my proportion was x/179,000 = 6/100
My answer for X was 10,740
I just wanted to check my work.
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Great job! Your work is correct.
To solve this problem using a proportion, you set up the relation:
x/179,000 = 6/100
To find the value of x (Mrs. Miller's commission), you cross-multiply and solve for x:
x * 100 = 179,000 * 6
Multiply the denominators:
100 * 179,000 = 17900000
Multiply the numerators:
6 * 179,000 = 1074000
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 100 to isolate x:
x = 1074000 / 100
x = 10,740
Therefore, Mrs. Miller earns a commission of $10,740.