Question

Emma gets paid $3,000 per month. She pays $750 a month for rent. What percent of her monthly pay goes to rent?

Answer 1

25%

Explanation:

divide 3000 by 750 And you get 4. in percentages that would be 1/4 or 25%

Answer 2

25% of her monthly pay.

Explanation:

Given,

The monthly pay = $ 3,000

Amount of rent per month = $ 750,

Hence, the percent of her rent to her monthly pay,

`=\frac{\text{Rent per month}}{\text{Monthly payment}}* 100`

`=(750)/(3000)* 100`

`=(75000)/(3000)`

= 25%