Question

Ramon earns 1735$ each month and pays 53.10$ for electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of Ramon's earnings are spent on electricity a month

Answer 1

Divide how much he pays by how much he makes: 53.10/1735=.0306. Make that a percent by moving the decimal two places to the right: 3.06%. Round to the nearest tenth: 3.1%. He spends 3.1% on electricity a month. :)