Question

A company spends 13% of its month budget on rent which total $2600 which proportion can be used to calculate the company’s total budget

Answer 1

the company's total budget is 20,000

Explanation:

A company spends 13% of its month budget on rent which total $2600

Let x be the month budget on rent

13% of the month budget is 2600

13% can be written as 13/100

`(13)/(100) \cdot x=2600`

Now we solve for x

multiply both sides by 100

`13x= 260000`

divide both sides by 13

x=20000

So, the company's total budget is 20,000

Answer 2

20,000

Explanation:

We can create a proportion to find the total budget. A proportion is an equation where two ratios are set equal to each other. We create two fractions using the budget and percents.

`(13)/(100) =(2600)/(x)`

We begin solving by cross multiplying numerator to denominator of each fraction.

`13(x)=100(2600)\\13x=260000\\(13x)/(13)=(260000)/(13)  \\20,000=x`