Kara categorized her spending for this month into four categories: Rent, Food, Fun, and Other. The amounts she spent in each category are pictured here.

Question

Rent
$472
Food
$378
Fun
$283
Other
$567
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What percent of her total spending did she spend on Rent? Answer to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

To calculate the percentage of Kara's total spending that went to Rent, we first need to find her total spending across all categories.

The spending in each category is as follows:

• Rent: $472
• Food: $378
• Fun: $283
• Other: $567

Now, we calculate the total spending:

\[ \text{Total Spending} = \text{Rent} + \text{Food} + \text{Fun} + \text{Other} \] \[ \text{Total Spending} = 472 + 378 + 283 + 567 \] \[ \text{Total Spending} = 1720 \]

Next, we find the percentage of the total spending that was used for Rent:

\[ \text{Percentage of Rent} = \left( \frac{\text{Rent}}{\text{Total Spending}} \right) \times 100 \] \[ \text{Percentage of Rent} = \left( \frac{472}{1720} \right) \times 100 \] \[ \text{Percentage of Rent} \approx \left( 0.2744 \right) \times 100 \approx 27.44 \]

Rounding to the nearest whole percent, Kara spent approximately 27% of her total spending on Rent.