Question

Jose earns $3680 per month, of which 22% is taken out of his paycheck for federal and state income taxes and other required deductions, Last month he spent $775 for rent and $86.12 for clothing. What percent of his take
home pay did he spend on rent and clothing combined?

Answer 1

Answer:

30%

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:  

monthly earnings= $3680  

22% of the earnings is  

=22/100*3680  

=0.22*3680  

=$809.6  

Jose's take home will be

3680-809.6  

=$2870.4

Step two:

Required

percentage spent on rent and clothing

but the total cost of rent and clothing is

=775+86.12

=$861.12

percentage of rent and cloth is

=(861.12/2870.4)*100

=0.3*100

=30%

The percentage is 30% of the take home