Question

find the gross earnings for phil vemis, a phone pollster for accurate info. the company pays phone pollsters 12 cents for each telephone call that results in data. during one period, phil made 1540 calls, 1355 of which resulted in data. what are phils gross earnings for the period in which he made 1540 calls, 1355 of which resulted in data? $\square$

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the number of paid calls

Phil has 1355 calls that resulted in data.

Step2: Calculate earnings in cents

Each paid call gives 12 cents, so total cents = \(1355\times12\) = 16260 cents.

Step3: Convert cents to dollars

Since 1 dollar = 100 cents, divide total cents by 100: \(\frac{16260}{100}\) = 162.6 dollars.

Answer:

162.6