Question

Kara categorized her spending for this month into four categories: Rent, Food, Fun, and Other. The amounts she spent in each category are pictured here.Food - 267Rent - 333Other - 400Fun - 200What percent of her total spending did she spend on Rent? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent

Answer 1

Kara spending on food $267.

Spending on rent $333.

Spending on other things $400.

Spending on fun $200.

Her total expenditure;

$\begin{gathered} \text{ total expenditure}=\text{ \ 267}+\text{ \ 333}+\text{ \ 400}+\text{ \ 200} \\ =\text{ \ 1200} \end{gathered}$

Percentage of her total spending on rent can be calculated as,

$\begin{gathered} P=\frac{\text{ spending on rent}}{\text{ total expenditure}}\times100\text{ \%} \\ =\frac{\text{ \ 333}}{\text{ \ 1200}}\times100\text{ \%} \\ =27.75\text{ \%} \\ \approx28\text{ \%} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the percentage of total spending she spends on rent is about 28%.