Elena spends $5 per day on a coffee at the neighborhood cafe and $370 per month on food. Assume that there are 365 days in a year.

Question

Complete the sentence. On an annual basis is the first set of expenses is __% of the second set of expenses. Round to the nearest percent.

 

A-41%

B-493%

C-6%

D-9%

 

Choose the correct answer

Answer 1

Elena spends $5 per day on a coffee at the neighborhood cafe and $370 per month on food. Assume that there are 365 days in a year.
Complete the sentence. On an annual basis is the first set of expenses is __% of the second set of expenses. Round to the nearest percent.

 

first set of expenses=Expenses on coffee per year = 5*365=$1825

 

second set of expenses = Expenses on food per year = 12*370=$4440

 

So now we have to find 1825 is what  percent  of 4440

 

1825 / 4440 = p / 100

 

0.41  * 100 =p

 

41 = p

 

41 %

 

On an annual basis is the first set of expenses is 41% of the second set of expenses. Round to the nearest percent.