Question

If your income is $3380 a month and you plan to budget 2/5 of your income for rent and 1/10 of your income for food, how much do you plan to spend each month on these two items? Simplify your answer.​

Answer 1

for the rent = $1352
for the food = $338

Explanation:

plan to budget 2/5 of your income, it is the same as 4/10 of it
(3380) (4/10)

(338) (4) = $1352 this is what a 2/5 of the income is
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about the 1/10
(3380) (1/10)

(338) (1) = $338 and this is what a 1/10 of the income is