SOLUTION: Alyssa is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month. Last month, she sold $30,000 worth of items. After a state tax rate of 9 percent is deducted from her commission,

Question 1087623: Alyssa is paid 5 percent commission on her total sales each month. Last month, she sold $30,000 worth of items. After a state tax rate of 9 percent is deducted from her commission, how much is left to the nearest dollar?
$135
$150
$1,365
$1,500
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
her commission is 5% of 30,000 which is equal to .05 * 30,000 which is equal to 1,500.

tax on 1,500 is 9% which is equal to .09 * 1,500 which is equal to 135.

subtract 135 from 1,500 and she is left with 1,365 after tax income.

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