SOLUTION: I can not figure out the method to solve this problem. Please help a real estate agent earns 7200 on the sale of a 120000 dollar house. what would be the commission on a 200000

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Question 814300: I can not figure out the method to solve this problem. Please help
a real estate agent earns 7200 on the sale of a 120000 dollar house. what would be the commission on a 200000 dollar house?
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, ewatrrr:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
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commission fraction:
f = 7200/120000 = 0.06
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commission percent:
p = 7200/120000 * 100 = 6.0 %
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Answer:
200000 * f = $12000
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source):
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Hi,
a real estate agent earns 7200 on the sale of a 120000 dollar house.
what would be the commission "C" on a 200000 dollar house?
|Cross Multiply to solve