Question

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. Please show step

Answer 1

Answer:

10,740 money does she ean.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Mrs Miller sells a house for 179,000.

She earns a commission of 6%.

we set up a proportions to find how much she earn.

Let x be the money does she earns then;

$\frac{179000}{100} =\frac{x}{6}$

Simplify:

$1790 = \frac{x}{6}$

Multiply both sides by 6 we get;

$1790 \times 6 = x$

Simplify:

x = 10,740

Therefore, she earns money is, 10,740