Question

Paula, a college student, earned $3,600 one summer. During the following semester, she spent $2,500 for tuition, $650 for rent, and $430 for food. The rest went for miscellaneous expenses. What fractions show the amounts Paula spent on tuition, rent, food, and miscellaneous expenses?

Answer 1

TO get this answer, we divide the spent money by the earned.
2500/3600=0.69
The answer is 69%

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Paula, a college student, earned one summer = $3,600

We have to show the amount in fraction that Paula spent during the following semester,

she spent for tuition = $2,500 = $\frac{2500}{3600}$ × 100

=0.6944 × 100

=  69.44% or  $\frac{69.44}{100}$

She spent for rent = $650 =  $\frac{650}{3600}$ × 100

= 0.1806 × 100

= 18.06% or  $\frac{18.06}{100}$

Paula spent for food = $430 =  $\frac{430}{3600}$ × 100

=0.1194 × 100

= 11.94% or  $\frac{11.94}{100}$

She Spent in tuition, rent and food = 2,500 + 650 + 430 = $3580

Now she spent in miscellaneous expenses = 3600 - 3580 = $20.00  $\frac{20}{3600}$ × 100

= 0.056 × 100

= 0.56% or  $\frac{0.56}{100}$