Question

Nicole’s Expenses
rent x%
car y%
other 19%
food 18%
education 20%
Based on the graph above, if Nicole spends $1000 each month, how much does she spend on her car and rent?

Answer 1

The graph roughly looks like that.

Answer 2

we know that she only has 100% to use in percentage wise so:
100%=20%+18%+19%+x%+y%
we also know that the total money is:
$1000=18%+19%+20%+y%+x%

i would simplify each of the percentages on the second equation as the first part: try just that and post your answer here.

Answer 3

$1000= 57% +x%+y%

Answer 4

ok now how much is 57% of $1000?

Answer 5

570

Answer 6

ok try simplifying the top equations.

Answer 7

so you get just y on one side

Answer 8

430-x%=y%

Answer 9

not quite do you see where the mistake is taking a second look at it?

Answer 10

The percent?

Answer 11

the number yeah how would you fix it?

Answer 12

Multiply it to the other side?

Answer 13

Actually you would divide it...I think...

Answer 14

never mind i see what you did there wasnt a mistake just a confusion. i had said the first problem but you simplified the second sorry just got confused there ok so you were right.

ok so lets take that one and plug it into the other equation

Answer 15

100= 430 -x% = y%

Answer 16

ok sort of on the right track but what you want to do is keep everything else that was there so:

100%=20%+18%+19%+x%+y%

and then plug in the
$430 -x% = y%

so it would look like this:
100%=20%+18%+19%+x%+$430 -x%

Answer 17

100%=57%+x%+430-x%

Answer 18

100%=57%+430

Answer 19

43%=430

Answer 20

=430

Answer 21

so 430 is the total for both rent and car
the only way to get simpler would be to have more info
430=car+rent

not sure if that is what they want

Answer 22

430 is one of the answers