Question

Ramon earns $1,735 each month and pays $53.10 on electricity. To the nearest tenth of a percent, what perfect of ramons earnings are on electricity each month?

Answer 1

`\boxed{3.1 \, \%}`

Explanation:

The formula for calculating percentage is

`\text{Percentage} = \frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} * 100 \, \%`

The "part" is the electricity payment.

The "whole" is Ramon's earnings.

`\begin{array}{rcl}\text{\% of earnings} & = & (53.10)/(1735) * 100 \, \% \\\\& = & \mathbf{3.1 \, \%}\\\end{array}\\\boxed{\mathbf{3.1 \, \%}} \text{ of Ramon's earnings are on electricity}`