Jamie spent $196.76 on groceries this week of her total $16.15 was spent on taxes what percentage of her total was spent on taxes

Answer 1

To find the percentage of Jamie's total spent on taxes, we divide the amount spent on taxes by the total amount spent and then multiply by 100.

Percentage spent on taxes = (Amount spent on taxes / Total amount spent) * 100

Percentage spent on taxes = (16.15 / 196.76) * 100

Percentage spent on taxes ≈ 8.21%

Therefore, Jamie spent approximately 8.21% of her total on taxes.