Question

llen had a monthly budget of $2,500. The list below shows how she spends the money in her budget.
Rent: 35%
Utilities: 10%
Food: 20%
Clothing: 5%
Transportation: 8%
Savings: 7%
Other: ?

How much more does Ellen spend on rent each month than on transportation? Show your work in your notebook to support your answer.

Answer 1

Okay, so to find the percentage of 2,500 confer them to decimals, by moving the decimal point 2 times to the left then multiply to the 2,500 to get 35% of 2,500 in order to compare the #'s the Ellen spends

Rent : .35 x 2,500 = $875 on rent
Transportation: .08 x 2,500 = $200 on transportation

So Ellen spends 675 dollars more on rent than transportation :)
Understand, any q's?

Answer 2

thank u

Answer 3

convert to decimals, sorry not confer, typo...

Answer 4

$875--->%35
$250--->%10
$500--->%20
$200--->%8
$125--->%5
$175--->%7
$375--->%15