I'm confused with this, please help me. thanks

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asked Dec 13, 2023 226k views

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Harrison Tran · Answer 1 · 2023-12-17T21:04:04+0000

Answer: 17%

Explanation:

I think they're saying your expenses for everything this month were $500, and of that $500 you spent $85 on clothing.

Let's represent the percentage spent on clothing as "
$\star$ ". Then

$\star \% = (85)/(500)$

$(\star)/(100) = (85)/(500)$

which means

$\star = (85)/(500) * 100 = 17$

(If you don't understand how I moved the 100, just think about it for a bit.)

So the answer is
$\boxed{17\%}$ .