Dianne runs a store that sells books. 37% of her 1000 customers end up returning their books. Her books all cost 15 dollars apiece. How much money does she keep in sales after subtracting the returns? Let's answer step by step:
Diane made 1000 * 15 = $15000 in sales because she had 1000 customers each buy a $15 book. 37% of those customers returned their books, so that means she had .37 * 1000 = 370 returns. Each of those returns was for a $15 book, so she had 370 * 15 = $5,550 in returns. For her total leftover income, we subtract the returns from the sales and end up with 15000 - 5550 = $9450 in income. The answer: 9450.