Question

Phil spent $17 of his $157 pocket money on eating out for one meal. What percent of Phil's pocket money did he spend on eating out for one meal?

Answer 1

Answer: 10.8% (maybe 11% depending on if your teacher wants a decimal in the answer or not)

Explanation:

157 x 0.108 = 16.956

16.956 can be rounded up to 17.

Therefore, Phil spent about 10.8% of his pocket money ($157).

Answer 2

17/157=10.82%

Explanation: