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If you earn $2680 a month and pay $938 for rent, what percent of the monthly pay goes to rent?

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The percent of monthly pay that goes to rent would be 35%
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Answer:

35%

Explanation:

(938)/(2680)=0.35, and since you are trying to find the percent you would multiply it by 100 and get 35%.

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