Question

Ramon earns $1,600 each month and pays $53.60 on electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of Ramon's earnings are spent on electricity each month?

Answer 1

3.4%

Explanation:

Ramons monthly salary is $1600

The electricity is $53.60

So, to find the percentage of his earnings spent on electrcity, we´re going to divide:

`(53.60)/(1600) = 0.0335`

multiply that by 100 to get the percent

0.0335 x 100 = 3.35%

rounded to the nearest tenth would be 3.4%

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