sweet15pumpkin
sweet15pumpkin sweet15pumpkin
  • 24-03-2015
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a family spends $450 every month on food. If the family 's income each months is $1,800. what % of the family 's income is spent on food?

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1995medin 1995medin
  • 24-03-2015
You have to divide 450 and 1800 in order to find the ratio of money spent out of the income on food, then multiply that decimal by 100 in order to convert into a plausible percentage; in this case, it is 25%.
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Mario299
Mario299 Mario299
  • 24-03-2015


What you do is divide the family's spending for food by the amount of income each month.

$450/$1800 =

0.25 = 25%

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