Question

The Gonzalez family has a combined monthly income of $1850. Their food budget is $ 380 per month. What percent of their monthly income is budgeted for food? (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)

Answer 1

21 percent of their monthly income is budgeted for food.

Explanation:

Given:

The Gonzalez family has a combined monthly income of $1850.

Their food budget is $380 per month.

Now, to find the percent of their monthly income is budgeted for food.

Total income = $1850.

Food budget = $380.

Now, to get the percent of the food budget:

`(380)/(1850) * 100`

`=(38000)/(1850)`

`=20.54\%.`

Thus, the percent nearest to whole = 21%.

Therefore, 21 percent of their monthly income is budgeted for food.