Question

Mr. Henderson earns $800 per week. He spends $80 of what he earns on food for his family. What percentage of the money he earns is spent on food?
10%
25%
64%
72%

Answer 1

To find out what percentage of Mr. Henderson's earnings he spends on food, we can use the formula for percentage:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent}}{\text{Total earnings}} \right) \times 100
\]

In this case:

- Amount spent on food = $80
- Total earnings = $800

Now we can calculate the percentage:

\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{80}{800} \right) \times 100 = 0.1 \times 100 = 10\%
\]

So, Mr. Henderson spends **10%** of his earnings on food.