Question

Ramon earns $1,825 each month and pays $53.20 on electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what

percent of Ramon's earnings are spent on electricity each month?

Answer 1

2.9%

Explanation:

Given:

Total earnings : $1,825

Electricity : $53.20

% of earnings spent on electricity,

= (53.2 / 1825) x 100%

= 0.2915 x 100%

= 2.915%

= 2.9% (nearest tenth)