Deb and Sam go to the mall, each have $200 to spend. Deb spent $150 and Sam spent $160. What percent of their total money did they spend?
A. 57.5%

B. 75.7%

C. Cannot calculate the percentage with the information provided.

D. 77.5%

Question

Deb and Sam go to the mall, each have $200 to spend. Deb spent $150 and Sam spent $160. What percent of their total money did they spend? 
 A. 57.5%  
 
 B. 75.7%  
 
 C. Cannot calculate the percentage with the information provided.  
 
 D. 77.5%

anonymous · Answer

D

anonymous · Answer

% = part/whole

part = 150 + 160 = 310
whole = 200 + 200 = 400

310/400 * 100 

that is how you calculate, but Bookreader is correct