Question

You are a real estate agent and sold a house for $89,000. If your commission is 7%, how much did you make from the sale of the house?How much did you make from the sale of the house?

Answer 1

89,000 * 7
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100

Answer 2

You need to find 7% of $89,000.

To find 7% of $89,000, you need to translate 7% of $89,000 into math.

In math, "of" usually means "times".

Also, "%" means "divide by 100".

\(\sf ~~~~~~\color{red}{7\%}~~~~~~~\color{green}{of} ~~~~~~\color{blue}{$89,000}=\)

\(\sf =\color{red}{\dfrac{7}{100}}~~~~~~\color{green}{\times} ~~~~~\color{blue}{$89,000}\)

\(\sf =\color{red}{0.07}~~~~~~\color{green}{\times} ~~~~~\color{blue}{$89,000}\)

\(=\sf 0.07 \times $89,000\)

Now just do the multiplication.