a boy delivers newspapers for The Daily News, Inc., and he keeps 12% of all the money he collects. one week he lept $28. how much money did he turn in to The Daily News Inc.?

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eyust707 · Answer

He keeps 12% of the money. The amount he kept was 28.

12% is the same as .12

So .12 of "the total amount collected" = 28

The word of can be replaced with multiplication and i will use T to represent total amount.

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eyust707 · Answer

Then solve for T.

That will give you the total amount he collected. They are actually interested in how much he gave to the news company.

eyust707 · Answer

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