Question

Lakshmi donates 2 0 % 20% of her income to charity. What fraction of her income does Lakshmi donate to charity?

Answer 1

Answer:

The  fraction of income does Lakshmi donate to charity is $\frac{1}{5}$.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let us assume that the income of the Lakshmi be x.

As given

Lakshmi donates 20 % of her income to charity .

20% is written in the decimal form.

$= \frac{20}{100}$

= 0.20

Lakshmi donates to charity = 0.20 × x

                                             = 0.20x

$Fraction\ of\ Lakshmi\ income\ donate\ to\ charity = \frac{Lakshmi\ donates\ to\ charity}{Total\ income\ of\ Lakshmi}$

Putting the values in the above

$Fraction\ of\ Lakshmi\ income\ donate\ to\ charity = \frac{0.20x}{x}$

$Fraction\ of\ Lakshmi\ income\ donate\ to\ charity = \frac{20}{100}$

$Fraction\ of\ Lakshmi\ income\ donate\ to\ charity = \frac{1}{5}$

Therefore the  fraction of income does Lakshmi donate to charity is $\frac{1}{5}$ .