Question

MONEY FOR FUN

If you earn $50,000 a year
and spend 5 percent of
that on sports and enter-
tainment, how much do
you spend per year on
sports and entertainment?
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Answer 1

$2,500

Explanation:

1.) 5% would be switched to decimal form which is 0.05

To do this, start with 5.

Move the the decimal point two place values to the left.

2.) Now multiply 50,000 and 0.05

3.) This equals 2,500