Question

Kay earns $1,200 a month delivering pizzas. The table shows her monthly budget

Monthly Budget
Expense Amount of Money
College Savings $500
Car Payment $125
Cell Phone $55
Clothes $225
Food $200
Other $45

Which statement is supported by the information in the table?
a. Felicia spends 10% of her monthly budget on clothes and food.
b. Felicia spends 25% of her monthly budget on her car payment.
c. Felicia spends 20% of her monthly budget on college savings.
d. Felicia spends 50% of her monthly budget on her car payment and cell phone.

Answer 1

Felicia spends 50% of her monthly budget on her car payment and cell phone. herefore, the correct option is D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is supported by the information in the table is:

d. Felicia spends 50% of her monthly budget on her car payment and cell phone.

To determine this, we need to calculate the sum of Felicia's car payment and cell phone expenses, and then divide it by her total monthly budget.

The total monthly budget is $500 (college savings) + $125 (car payment) + $55 (cell phone) + $225 (clothes) + $200 (food) + $45 (other) = $1,150.

The sum of Felicia's car payment and cell phone expenses is $125 + $55 = $180.

Therefore, the percentage of her monthly budget spent on her car payment and cell phone is ($180 / $1,150) x 100% = 15.65%, which is closest to 16%.

Since 16% is not one of the options given, the closest answer is 50% which is option d.