Pierre's monthly take-home pay is $3200, and his monthly rent is $800. If both his monthly take-home pay and his rent increase by $150, what percentage of Pierre's take-home pay will be used to pay rent?

A. 25.0%
B. 23.9%
C. 28.4%
D. 29.7%

Question

Pierre's monthly take-home pay is $3200, and his monthly rent is $800. If both his monthly take-home pay and his rent increase by $150, what percentage of Pierre's take-home pay will be used to pay rent?

   A. 25.0% 
   B. 23.9% 
   C. 28.4% 
   D. 29.7%

jack1 · Answer

so it would increase his rent to 950/ month
and increase his pay to 3350 / month
(950 / 3350) x 100 = percentage of pay that is rent

jack1 · Answer

so what does that match up with... A,C or D...?

anonymous · Answer

28.4%

jack1 · Answer

yep, 28.36 rounded up, so C