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?

Question

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.