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Trent earned $28,500 last year. He paid $8,2016500 for rent. What percent of his earnings did Trent pay for rent?

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okay, so he pays $8,500 out of his total $28,000
the formula for percentage is the (amount paid for rent) divided by (yearly income)
so
8,500/28,000 = .3036 or...
about 30% of his earnings went to rent
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