Jessica’s budget includes the following expenses: monthly rent ($800) , cellphone bill ($125) , utility bill ($350) , groceries ($350) , and transportation ($150) . What percentage of her income was spent on monthly rent? Round to the nearest whole number.(1 point)
To find the percentage of Jessica's income spent on monthly rent, we need to divide the monthly rent by her total income and then multiply by 100.
Total expenses = monthly rent + cellphone bill + utility bill + groceries + transportation = $800 + $125 + $350 + $350 + $150 = $1775
Percentage spent on monthly rent = (monthly rent / total expenses) * 100 = ($800 / $1775) * 100 ≈ 45.1%
Rounded to the nearest whole number, Jessica spent 45% of her income on monthly rent.