Question

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The circle graph below shows the percentages of Mrs. Frederick's monthly budget for July. Her total monthly income is $2,800. In August's monthly budget, Mrs. Frederick spent $126 more on clothes than she did in July. In August, what percentage of her monthly income of $2,800 was spent on clothes?

A. 15%
B. 12.5%
C. 11.5%
D. 10%

Answer 1

@whpalmer4 @rishavraj @ikram002p @Astrophysics

Answer 2

how much did she spend on clothes in July?

Answer 3

$224 @whpalmer4 ?

Answer 4

ok, if in August she spends %126 more than she spent in July, how much did she spend in August?

Answer 5

ummm

Answer 6

I dont know. 😞@whpalmer4

Answer 7

what is 126 more than 224?

Answer 8

126 more than 224?

Answer 9

Would I subtract 224 - 126 ?

Answer 10

if you have 10 dollars, and I have 5 dollars more than you do, how many dollars do I have?

Answer 11

15?

Answer 12

yes. so what is 126 more than 224?

Answer 13

98

Answer 14

no, how do you come up with that? is 98 more than 224?

Answer 15

ohhh

Answer 16

uh, im getting a little confused. sorry :(

Answer 17

if I say some number is 35 more than some other number, that means the first number equals 35 plus the other number.

Answer 18

ok

Answer 19

so, once again, if she spends 126 more than 224, how much does she spend?

Answer 20

the amount she spends is 126 more than 224

Answer 21

350?

Answer 22

yes!!! 😀

Answer 23

Im sorry, im trying my best.. its just i have been working sense 11.00 am

Answer 24

now, what percentage is 350 of her monthly budget of 2800?

Answer 25

ok I was thinking 350 but I was like umm im not sure

Answer 26

clothes

Answer 27

what percentage is 350 of 2800? not which category are we discussing...

Answer 28

8%

Answer 29

no, 224 was 8% of 2800

Answer 30

oh wait.

Answer 31

I didnt mean to put 8%

Answer 32

\[\frac{350}{2800}=\frac{x}{100}\]
\(x\)% will be your answer

Answer 33

i cross multiply?

Answer 34

that is one way you could do it

Answer 35

so 350*100=35000

Answer 36

and 2800*x=2800x

Answer 37

yes, and those two quantities equal each other. how much is \(x\)?

Answer 38

2800?

Answer 39

\[35000=2800x\]
does it look like \(
x=2800\) will be the solution? if you say yes, it means you think that \(2800*2800=35000\)

Answer 40

ohh...2800 * 2800 = 7,840,000

Answer 41

which does not equal 35000 😀

Answer 42

why don't you divide each side by some number...

Answer 43

I divide each side of 7,840,000 by some number

Answer 44

Im thinking really hard about this. 😓

Answer 45

go back to my equation.

\[\frac{350}{2800}=\frac{x}{100}\]cross-multiply:\[350*100=2800x\]\[3500=2800x\]you want to solve for \(x\). what number would be the best one to divide both sides by?

Answer 46

2800?

Answer 47

sorry, didn't get enough zeroes.\[35000=2800x\]

Answer 48

yes, divide both sides by 2800. result is?

Answer 49

wait what was I dividing by 2800 on both sides? :(

Answer 50

35000?

Answer 51

Oh, I forgot how to divide some # on both sides of some #. But in this case 2800 is the # I am dividing on both sides of idk which number

Answer 52

anything you do to one side of the equation you must also do to the other side.

\[\frac{35000}{2800}=\frac{2800x}{2800}\]\[\frac{35000}{2800}=\frac{\cancel{2800}x}{\cancel{2800}}\]\[x=\frac{35000}{2800}=\]

Answer 53

😞im so close but I cant think what my answer is.

Answer 54

get out a piece of paper and do the long division!

Answer 55

ok 😟

Answer 56

ill try but long division is kind of hard for me

Answer 57

@whpalmer4 Im sorry, I tried. I am trying REALLY hard to find out my answer, but I just cant think anymore. I have been working a lot and I have been working sense 11:00am. But I give up so nevermind. Thx for your help though

Answer 58

then you really need to practice until it is no longer difficult!

2800 | 35000

10*2800 = 28000 which is less than 35000
20*2800 = 56000 which is greater than 35000

answer starts with a 1

35000 - 28000 = 7000

2800 | 7000

2*2800=5600 which is less than 7000
3*2800 = 8400 which is greater, so second digit is 2

7000-5600 = 1400

1400 is 1/2 of 2800 so our quotient is 12 + 1/2 or 12.5