The amount of money thata sales person makes varies directly as the total amount of sales made. If the salesperson recieves $7,000 for selling a house for $120,000, how much will he or she make if he or she sells a house for $150,000? set up a proportion.

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anonymous · Answer

7000/12000=.058333 which is 5.83333%
we take 150000 multiply it by 5.8333% we get
%8750

anonymous · Answer

$8750

asadkarim7 · Answer

make a ratio 
7000 : 120000
( unknown ) : 150000
now cross multiply and set unknown to x 
120000 X = 7000 x 150000
X = 7000 x 150000/ 120000
X = 8750