Question

Johanna budgets $1,128 each month for fixed expenses. What percent of her netmonthly income is that if she nets $3,153 semimonthly? Make answer a percentthen round to a whole percentage. Your Answer:

Answer 1

Given:

The amount for fixed expenses = $1,128.

Semimonthly income = $3,153

We know that a semimonthly payroll is paid twice a month.

$\text{Monthly income =2}\times 3,153 =6306$

The percent of the monthly income is fixed expenses.

Let x be the required percentage.

$x\text{ \% 6306=1128}$

$x=\frac{1128}{6306}\times100$

$x=17.88$

Round off.

$x=18\text{ \%}$

Hence the required percentage is 18.