Question

30% of your budget is spent on equipment, 16% on transportation, and 54% on fees. If the total budget is $789, how much money was spent on equipment?

A $171.40
B $236.70
C $426.06
D $126.24

Answer 1

amount=total budget multiple by the rate=30% divide by 100%

Answer 2

Find out the how much money was spent on equipment .

To prove

Formula

`Percentage = (Part\ value* 100)/(Total\ value)`

As given

30% of your budget is spent on equipment.

If the total budget is $789 .

Here

Percentage = 30%

Total value = 789

Put in the formula

`30 = (Part\ value* 100)/(789)`

`Part\ value = (30* 789)/(100)`

`Part\ value = (23670)/(100)`

Part value = $236.70

Therefore $236.70 money was spent on equipment .

Option (B) is correct.