Question

Paula, a college student, earned $3,600 one summer. During the following semester, she spent $2,500 for tuition, $650 for rent, and $430 for food. The rest went for miscellaneous expenses. What fractions show the amounts Paula spent on tuition, rent, food, and miscellaneous expenses?

Answer 1

TO get this answer, we divide the spent money by the earned.
2500/3600=0.69
The answer is 69%

Answer 2

Explanation:

Paula, a college student, earned one summer = $3,600

We have to show the amount in fraction that Paula spent during the following semester,

she spent for tuition = $2,500 =
`(2500)/(3600)` × 100

=0.6944 × 100

= 69.44% or
`(69.44)/(100)`

She spent for rent = $650 =
`(650)/(3600)` × 100

= 0.1806 × 100

= 18.06% or
`(18.06)/(100)`

Paula spent for food = $430 =
`(430)/(3600)` × 100

=0.1194 × 100

= 11.94% or
`(11.94)/(100)`

She Spent in tuition, rent and food = 2,500 + 650 + 430 = $3580

Now she spent in miscellaneous expenses = 3600 - 3580 = $20.00
`(20)/(3600)` × 100

= 0.056 × 100

= 0.56% or
`(0.56)/(100)`