Question

A statement can help you organize the numbers to answer a question about percents

Answer 1

There was spent 27% of the total in clothing.

Explanation:

According to the problem

Clothing $50.

Groceries $100.

Gas $35.

Total $185.

Now, to know the percentage spent on clothing, we just need to divide the amount of money spent on clothing by the total, then we multiply by 100 to express it in percentage.

`(50)/(185) * 100\% \approx 27\%`

Therefore, there was spent 27% of the total in clothing.

In other words, $50 is 27% of $185.

Answer 2

$50 is 27.02% of $185.

Explanation:

Money spent on clothing = $50

Money spent on Groceries = $100

Money spent on Gas = $35

Total money spent = $185

Our question is to find the percentage of total money that is spent on clothing.

Percentage money on clothing =
`(Money spent on clothing)/(Total money)` × 100

=
`(50)/(185)` × 100

= 27.02% (approx)

Hence, $50 is 27.02% of $185.