Question

ramon earns $1735 each month and pays $53.10 for electricity. to the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of ramon’s earnings are spent on electricity each month

Answer 1

3.1%

Explanation:

From the question, Ramon earns $1735 monthly

He pays $53.10 for electricity

% of Ramon’s salary spent on electricity each month will be

Amount spent on electricity divided by his monthly earning multiplied by 100%.

That is $53.10/$1735 x 100%

=0.0306 x 100

= 3.06%

To the nearest tenth, it becomes 3.1%

So, Ramon spends 3.1% of his monthly earnings on electricity