Question

Evan budgets $2000 a month to spin in certain living expenses For his family complete the table to express the potion spent on each cost as a percent fraction and decimal

Answer 1

Food:

fraction:

`(500)/(2000) = (5)/(20) = (1)/(4)`

Percent:

`y = 2000 / 100 \\ y = 20 \\ 500 / y \\ 500 / 20 = 25`

25%

Decimal:

By dividing the percent by 100 you'll get the decimal:

`25 / 100 = 0.25`

Rent:

fraction:

`(1200)/(2000) = (12)/(20) = (6)/(10) = (3)/(5)`

Percent:

`y = 2000 / 100 = 20 \\ 1200 / y \\ 1200 / 20 = 60`

60%

Decimal:

`60 / 100 = 0.6`

Transportation:

Fraction:

`(300)/(2000) = (3)/(20)`

Percent:

`y = 2000 / 100 \\ y = 20 \\ 300 / y \\ 300 / 20 = 15`

15%

Decimal:

`15 / 100 = 0.15`