Question

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

Answer 1

17 percent. your welcome

Answer 2

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\%}`.