Answer: 1) $17.6
Step-by-step explanation: Total income of Daisy : $220
On clothing she is using 8% of $220
8% means 8 out of every 100
First calculate for $1
8% of 1 = 8/100 × 1
Now total income is $220 so it's 8% can be calculated as 8/100 * 220
=8 * 220/100
=8*2.2
=17.6
Hence Daisy is using $17.6 on clothing out of her total income.
Answers with step-by-step explanation:
1. Daisy tells you she’s using 8% of her $220.00 income for clothing. How many dollars does this represent?
[tex]\frac{8} {100} \times 220 = $17.6[/tex]
Therefore, Daisy spends $17.6 for clothing.
2. Mary mentions that she spends only 5% of her weekly income on entertainment. You know that she usually spends about $10.00. What's her weekly income?
Assuming Mary's weekly income to be x.
[tex]\frac{5}{100} \times x = 10[/tex]
[tex]x=200[/tex]
Therefore, Mary's weekly income is $200.
3. Jim wants to buy an electric saw marked $98.00. If the salesperson offers him a discount of 15%, how much will he have to pay for the saw?
[tex]\frac{85}{100} \times 98=83.3[/tex]
Jim will have to pay $83.3 for an electric saw after discount.
4. A room is 5 ft. 6 in. by 9 ft. 9 in. wide. How many square yards of flooring are needed?
Converting the dimensions to inches:
5 ft. 6 in. = 66 inches and 9 ft. 9 in. = 117 inches
Area = 66 in x 117 in
Area = 7722 square inches
Area = 643.5 square feet
But they are asking for yards so we will have to divide 643.5 by 3.
A = 214.5 square yards
Therefore, you need 214.5 square yards of flooring .
