Question

Johanna budgets $1,351 each month for fixed expenses. What percent of her netmonthly income is that if she nets $3,116 semimonthly? Make answer a percent thenround to a whole percentage. Do not put the % sign in blank as it already knows it isin percentage form.

Answer 1

Given that Johanna earns $3,116 semimonthly, then she earns:

`2\cdot\text{ \$}3,116=\text{ \$}6,232`

per month.

$6,232 represents 100%. To find what percentage is equivalent to $1,351, we can use the next proportion:

`\frac{6232\text{ \$}}{1351\text{ \$}}=\frac{100\text{ \%}}{x\text{ \%}}`

Solving for x:

`\begin{gathered} 6232\cdot x=100\cdot1351 \\ x=(135100)/(6232) \\ x\approx22\text{ \%} \end{gathered}`