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)

Answer 1

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.