Question

“the jones family spent 12% of their family budget on clothes and 25% on food. what fractional part of the budget did they spend in each category”

Answer 1

Clothes: 3/25

Food: 1/4

Explanation:

Clothes: 12/100 = 3/25

Food: 25/100 = 1/4

Answer 2

Tyey spent 3/25 on clothes and 1/4 on food

Explanation:

12% is 12/100 which simplifies to 3/25

25% with 25/100 which simplifies to 1/4