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.
Mrs. Miller earns a commission of $10740 from selling the house.
Let x represent the amount of money Mrs. Miller makes from selling a house.
Since she earns a commission of 6%, hence:
x = 6% of price of house
x = 0.06 * price of house
Since the house sells for $179000, hence:
x = 0.06 * price of house
x = 0.06 * $179000
x = $10740
Therefore Mrs. Miller earns a commission of $10740 from selling the house.
To find out how much money Mrs. Miller earns from the commission, we'll set up a proportion.
Let X represent the amount of money Mrs. Miller earns from the commission.
The proportion can be set up as:
(6/100) = X/179,000
To solve for X, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
(6/100) * 179,000 = X
1.06 * 179,000 = X
190,140 = X
Therefore, Mrs. Miller earns $190,140 in commission.