Ben recently purchased a new home. In order to be able to afford the home, he came up with a budget that breaks down his monthly income as follows; 30% for housing, 20% for food, 22% for utilities, 10% for savings, 6% for entertainment, 12% for personal items. Ben has a net income of $4000 per month. Calculations for a budget are identical tp calculations for tips and commissions.
1. Last month Ben spent $380 on food and $420 on personal items. What percent of his monthly income did he spend on these items?
Please help, I've tried to find an answer but it doesn't make sense to me.
380 + 420 = x
x/4000 = ??
Convert the decimal to its equivalent percent.
wait OOOOOOOOOH
you do 380+420=800
then 800/4000=0.20
and then you do 0.20x100=20
so then 20 is ur answer
How do I set up a proportion about this problem
To find out what percent of his monthly income Ben spent on food and personal items, we need to calculate the total amount he spent on these items and then divide it by his monthly income.
First, let's calculate the total amount Ben spent on food and personal items:
Food: $380
Personal items: $420
Total spent on food and personal items: $380 + $420 = $800
Now, let's calculate the percentage of Ben's monthly income that he spent on food and personal items:
Monthly income: $4000
Amount spent on food and personal items: $800
Percentage = (Amount spent / Monthly income) * 100
Percentage = ($800 / $4000) * 100
Percentage = 0.2 * 100
Percentage = 20%
Therefore, Ben spent 20% of his monthly income on food and personal items.