Question

Rafael spent a total of $20 at the grocery store. Of this amount, he spent $8 on fruit. What percentage of the total did he spend on fruit

Answer 1

40%. To find the percentage of the total that Rafael spent on fruit, you can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Percentage spent on fruit} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent on fruit}}{\text{Total amount spent}} \right) \times 100 \]

In this case:

\[ \text{Percentage spent on fruit} = \left( \frac{8}{20} \right) \times 100 \]

\[ \text{Percentage spent on fruit} = 0.4 \times 100 \]

\[ \text{Percentage spent on fruit} = 40\%

Therefore, Rafael spent 40% of the total amount on fruit.