Question

SOMEONE HELP ME ON MY MATH HOMEWORK ON PERSONAL BUDGETS! The table says rent for $800 food for $450 utilities for $125 car payment for $325, and gas for $125 I need to know what the percentages are for all of them! PLEASE HELP!!

Answer 1

Sure! Let me help you with that.

To find the percentage for each category, you need to add up all the expenses, and then divide each individual expense by the total amount.

So in this case, the total expenses would be:

$800 (rent) + $450 (food) + $125 (utilities) + $325 (car payment) + $125 (gas) = $1825

Now, to find the percentage for each category:

- Rent: $800 / $1825 = 0.438 or 43.8%
- Food: $450 / $1825 = 0.247 or 24.7%
- Utilities: $125 / $1825 = 0.068 or 6.8%
- Car Payment: $325 / $1825 = 0.178 or 17.8%
- Gas: $125 / $1825 = 0.068 or 6.8%

So, your rent expense is 43.8% of the total, food is 24.7%, utilities are 6.8%, car payment is 17.8%, and gas is 6.8%.