gabriela's monthly take-home pay is $2800, and her monthly rent is $700. if both her monthly take-home pay and her rent increase by $210, what percentage of gabriela's take-home pay will be used to pay rent?

25.0%
30.2%
23.3%
32.5%

1 answer

To find out what percentage of Gabriela's take-home pay will be used to pay rent after the increase, we can follow these steps:

  1. Calculate the new take-home pay after the increase: \[ \text{New take-home pay} = 2800 + 210 = 3010 \]

  2. Calculate the new rent after the increase: \[ \text{New rent} = 700 + 210 = 910 \]

  3. Calculate the percentage of take-home pay used for rent: \[ \text{Percentage for rent} = \left( \frac{\text{New rent}}{\text{New take-home pay}} \right) \times 100 \] \[ = \left( \frac{910}{3010} \right) \times 100 \approx 30.23% \]

Based on the calculations, the percentage of Gabriela's take-home pay that will be used to pay rent is approximately 30.2%.

So, the correct answer is 30.2%.