PSAT question ( help please)

Question

last week benjamin spent $82.80 on groceries and $132.48 on bills. The amount he spent on groceries was %15 of his paycheck , What percent of his paycheck did benjamin spend on bills?

I need to know the steps

I know the answer is 24% but how do I get that ?

Answer 1

The answer is as follows:

Add the portion spent for groceries or $132.48 to the portion spent on bills or $82.80. Then tis equals $215.28.

15% equals .15 because you move the decimal point to the left two places.

Then multiply .15 x the total from the two costs. Then multiply $215 x .15 or you get 215 x 132 = 22.680 and round up and move the decimal point to get the percent. 22.680

Answer 2

.15/82.8= x/132.48

cross multiply

x=.24

24%

Answer 3

15%=.15

Let x represent his paycheck

82.89 is 15% of his paycheck

82.80= .15x

Divide both sides by .15

x=$552

Then you divide the bills by his paycheck

132.48/552=.24

.24 is 24%