Problema Solution
An actor will earn d dollars this year. His agent collects a commission of 10% of all his earnings. Which expression shows how many dollars the actor will earn this year, after the agent's commission is deducted?
A. 0.09
B. 0.9
C. 1.1d
D. 1.09d
Answer provided by our tutors
earning = d dollars
comm = 10% = 10%*d = 0.1d
so actor will get
d - 0.1d = 0.9d