Question

The Chambers family has a net monthly income of $6,500.

A circle graph titled Chambers Family Budget. Housing is 25 percent, Food is 20 percent, Savings is 7 percent, Transportation is 12 percent, medical is 10 percent, clothing is 18 percent, emergency fund is 8 percent.

If the family decides to reduce its clothing budget by $200 a month, how much will the new clothing budget be? Round to the nearest dollar.
$161
$853
$970
$1,170
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Answer 1

The new clothing budget is $161.

The original price is 361. If you reduce that by 200, it is 161.