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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.
To find out how much money Mrs. Miller earns from the commission, we can set up a proportion.
Let x represent the amount of money she earns.
The proportion can be set up as:
(Commission/Total Selling Price) = (x/179,000)
Since the commission is 6% of the total selling price, the proportion becomes:
(0.06/1) = (x/179,000)
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
0.06 * 179,000 = 1 * x
10,740 = x
Therefore, Mrs. Miller earns $10,740 from the commission.