Question

Alejandra categorized her spending for this month into four categories: Rent, Food, Fun, and Other.The percents she spent in each category are pictured here.Food21%Rent30%Other31%Fun18%If Alejandra spent a total of $2500 this month, how much did she spend on Food?

Answer 1

she spent 525 on Food

she spent 750 on rent

she spent 775 on others

she spent 450 on fun

Step-by-step explanation

to find the value of the percentage of any number just use this formula

`\text{ percentage=}\frac{\text{ x\%}\cdot\text{ Number}}{100}`

so

to find the values, apply the formula

Step 1

a) food :21 %

so

`\begin{gathered} \cos t\text{ of food=}\frac{\text{ 21}\cdot2500}{100} \\ \cos t\text{ of food=}525 \end{gathered}`

it means she spent 525 on Food

Step 2

b) Rent:30 %

so

`\begin{gathered} \cos t\text{ of rent=}\frac{\text{ 30}\cdot2500}{100} \\ \cos t\text{ of rent=}750 \end{gathered}`

it means she spent 750 on rent

Step 3

c)other:31 %

so

`\begin{gathered} \cos t\text{ of other=}\frac{\text{ 31}\cdot2500}{100} \\ \cos t\text{ of other=}775 \end{gathered}`

it means she spent 775 on others

Step 4

d)Fun:18 %

so

`\begin{gathered} \cos t\text{ of fun=}\frac{\text{ 18}\cdot2500}{100} \\ \cos t\text{ of fun=}450 \end{gathered}`

it means she spent 450 on fun

I hope this helps you