Question

Ramon earns $1,780 each month and pays $53.30 on electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of Ramon's earnings are spent on electricity each month?

Ramon spends ......% of his earnings on electricity each month.

Answer 1

3%

Explanation:

The first step is to write 53.3 as a fraction of 1780, which is simply

53.3/1780

Now we need to multiply the numerator and denominator of the fraction by 10 to get rid of the decimal

53.3/1780 = 53.3/1780 x 10/10=533/17800

Now we just need to convert this fraction to a percentage :

533/17800 = 2.99438202247191

2.99438202247191 to the nearest tenth simpifies to 3

So, $53.3 is about 3% of $1780

Answer 2

• 3.0%

Explanation:

• Ramon earns $1,780
• Ramon pays $53.30 on electricity

$53.30 of $1780 is:

• 53.30/1780*100% = 2.9943% = 3.0% rounded