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carol is a real estate agent. She earns a 5% commission on each house that she sells. How much will she earn if she sells a house for 144,000

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To find how much the commision, you can multiply the percentage to whole cost.
commision = 5% × whole cost
commision = 5% × 144,000
commision = 0.05 × 144,000
commision = 28,800

The commision she earns is 28,800
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