Question

Kara categorized her spending for this month into four categories: Rent, Food, Fun, and Other. The amounts she spent in each category areFood - $222Rent - $278Fun - $167Other - $333What percent of her total spending did she spend on Rent?

Answer 1

We have to calculate the total amount (T) she spent as follows:

`T=222+278+167+333=1000`

Therefore, 1000 is 100%.

Then, we have to build the following relation:

`(1000)/(100)=(278)/(x)`

Isolating for x:

`10=(278)/(x)`
`x=(278)/(10)=27.8`

Answer: 27.8%