Let's break down the calculations step by step.
(a) Personal Items
Aira allocates 15% of her monthly income for personal items.
To find out how much this is, you can calculate 15% of her monthly income of $3500.
\[ \text{Personal Items} = 15% \times 3500 = 0.15 \times 3500 = 525 \]
Aira has $525 for personal items.
(b) Spending on Entertainment
To find out what percent of her income Aira spent on entertainment, you can use the formula:
\[ \text{Percent spent on entertainment} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent on entertainment}}{\text{Monthly income}} \right) \times 100 \]
Given that she spent $60 on entertainment, we calculate:
\[ \text{Percent spent on entertainment} = \left( \frac{60}{3500} \right) \times 100 \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ \text{Percent spent on entertainment} = \left( 0.01714 \right) \times 100 \approx 1.71% \]
Aira spent approximately 1.71% of her income on entertainment.
(c) New Rent Amount with Increased Income
Now Aira has a new net income of $4250, and she wants to spend 30% of this on rent.
To find how much she can afford for rent, calculate 30% of $4250:
\[ \text{Rent amount} = 30% \times 4250 = 0.30 \times 4250 = 1275 \]
Aira can afford $1275 for rent each month.
Summary
- (a) Aira has $525 for personal items.
- (b) Aira spent approximately 1.71% of her income on entertainment.
- (c) Aira can afford $1275 for rent each month.