Rani is a real estate agent. For each house she sells, she pays $100 in fees, but earns a commission of 1.8% of the selling price of the house. Rani's total profit from a particular house is $4,580. If p represents the selling price of the house, which equation best models the situation?Choose 1 answer:(A) 0.018p−100=4580(B) 0.018p+100=4580(C) (100−0.018)p=4580(D) (100+0.018)p=4580
Q. Rani is a real estate agent. For each house she sells, she pays $100 in fees, but earns a commission of 1.8% of the selling price of the house. Rani's total profit from a particular house is $4,580. If p represents the selling price of the house, which equation best models the situation?Choose 1 answer:(A) 0.018p−100=4580(B) 0.018p+100=4580(C) (100−0.018)p=4580(D) (100+0.018)p=4580
Calculate Profit Equation: Rani's profit from selling a house is the commission she earns minus the fees she pays. The commission is 1.8% of the selling price, which is represented by 0.018p, where p is the selling price of the house. The fees are a flat rate of $100. Therefore, the profit can be calculated by subtracting the fees from the commission: 0.018p−100.
Set Profit Equal to $4,580: We are given that Rani's total profit is $4,580. To find the equation that represents this situation, we set the expression for the profit equal to $4,580: 0.018p−100=4,580.
Verify Equation Accuracy: To check if we have made any math errors, we can look at the options provided. Option (A) matches our equation: 0.018p−100=4,580. This suggests that we have not made any math errors in our reasoning or calculations.
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