Question

Joe had $25. He spent 4.6% of it on a muffin. He subsequently spent 6% of the remaining money on a bottle of water. How much money does he have left?

Answer 1

Data:

Initial: $25

Muffin cost: 4.6% of 25$

To calculate the 4.6% of 25 you multiply 25 by 4.6 and then divide it by 100:

`(25*4.6)/(100)=1.15`

Muffin cost is $1.15

The remaining money is: $23.85

`25-1.15=23.85`

spent 6% of the remaining money on a bottle of water: Multiply the remaining money by 6 and then divide it by 100 to get the cost of the bottle of water:

`(23.85*6)/(100)=1.431`Then, he have left approximately $22.42
`23.85-1.431=22.419`