if paul pays the newspaper company 70% of what he collects, how much would he keep for himself in a month when he collected $450 ?
450 * 0.3 = ?
why are you going to times 450 by "0.3"?
isnt supposed to be by .70?
The newspaper gets 70%; Paul gets 30%. The question asks how much Paul keeps.
oh your right okay so then its 135
Right.
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To find out how much Paul would keep for himself in a month when he collected $450, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate 70% of $450, which represents the amount Paul pays to the newspaper company. To do this, multiply $450 by 0.70 (70% is equivalent to 0.70).
70% of $450 = $450 x 0.70 = $315
Step 2: Subtract the amount Paul pays to the newspaper company from the total amount collected to find out how much he keeps for himself.
Amount Paul keeps = Total amount collected - Amount paid to the newspaper company
= $450 - $315
= $135
Therefore, Paul would keep $135 for himself in a month when he collected $450.