Karen spent $18 on fruit at the grocery store. She spent a total of $40 at the store. What percentage of the total did she spend on fruit?

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Answer 1

she spent 18/40

divide numerator and denominator by 2 to get

= 9/20

multiply numerator & denominator by 5 to get

= 45/100 = 45% of her $40 was spent on fruit.

If she had spend $20, she would have spent 1/2 on fruit which is 50%

she spent $18 which is a little less than 50%