Question

2 The table shows Linda's monthly expenses. Which list shows the expenses in order from least amount to greatest amount of the monthly budget? Expense Amount of Monthly Budget Utilities 1396 Rent 43 100 Food 10 Car 2795 Other 0.07 F other, food, utilities, car, rent Grent, car, utilities, food, other H food, other, utilities, car, rent 3 car, rent, food, other, utilities

Answer 1

Question:

The following table shows Linda´s monthly expenses.

Utilities → 13%

Rent → 43/100

Food → 1/10

Car → 27%

Other → 0.07

Which list shows the expenses in order from least amount to greatest amount of the monthly budget?

F other, food, utilities, car, rent

G rent, car, utilities, food, other

H food, other, utilities, car, rent

J car, rent, food, other, utilities

Answer:

To properly compare the portion of the monthly budget that every expense takes, we'll express them all as a percentage

Utilities and Car are already as a percentage, so we'll just have to work on Rent, Food, and Other.

To convert a fraction, as well as decimal numbers, to a percentage, we'll just have to multiply by 100. Thus,

`\begin{gathered} \text{rent}=(43)/(100)*100\rightarrow rent=43\text{ percent} \\ \text{food}=(1)/(10)*100\rightarrow food=10\text{ percent} \\ \text{others}=0.07*100\rightarrow others=7\text{ percent} \end{gathered}`

Now we know that rent is 43%, food is 10% and others is 7%, so now we'll have:

Utilities → 13%

Rent → 43%

Food → 10%

Car → 27%

Other → 7%

Therefore, organizing in order from least amount to greatest amount of the monthly budget, we get:

F other, food, utilities, car, rent