Question

Ramon earns $1,615 each month and pays $53.60 on electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of Ramon's earnings are spent on electricity each month?

Answer 1

1,615 - 53.60 = 1,516.4

1,516.4 rounded is 1,516.

1,516 is about 96% of 1,615.

100 - 96 = 4

4%