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. (3 points)
x/59000 = 3/100
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is that it? but thanks
To find the amount of money Chris earns, we need to calculate 3% of $59,000.
To do this, we can set up a proportion using the commission rate as the ratio.
Let's represent the commission Chris earns as "x":
3% is equivalent to 3/100, so we can set up the proportion:
(3/100) = x/59000
To solve the proportion, we can cross multiply:
3 * 59000 = 100 * x
177,000 = 100x
To solve for "x," we divide both sides of the equation by 100:
177,000 / 100 = x
1770 = x
Therefore, Chris earns $1,770 as his commission.