Question

Allison earns a 10% commission on her weekly sales. Each week, she puts 1/5 of her commission in a savings account and uses the amount remaining on bills. If Allison's sales for one week were $2,300.00. how much money does she use for bills?

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} \text{Sales for 1 w}eek\text{ = \$2,300.00} \\ \text{commision earned = }(10)/(100)\text{ x \$2300 = \$230} \\ Amount\text{ put on savings = }(1)/(5)\text{ x \$230 = \$46} \\ \text{Amount left spent on bills = \$230 - \$46 = \$184} \end{gathered}`