<u>Answer:</u>
$50,000
<u>Step-by-step explanation:</u>
We are asked to find what proportion of $150,000 is one third of it for a year.
To find this, we will simply multiply 1/3 with $150,000 to get:
=
× 
Dividing 150000 by 3 to get:
= 
Therefore, $50,000 makes 1/3rd of $150,000.