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?

Question

cheesecakes · Answer

A. Cannot calculate the percentage with the information provided. 
 
 
B. 75.7% 
 
 
C. 77.5% 
 
 
D. 57.5%

sagewilson · Answer

well they together had 400, they ended up have 90 after the shopping, so they spent 310. You should try multiplying 400 by the decimal versions of these numbers. 75.7% = .757, 77.5% = .775, 57.5% = .575. You could check and see which one gives you 310 as a result.