I make $50 each month for allowance. 40%of this goes toward lunch. How much do I spend on lunch?

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Jonas Garrison

Mathematics

29 April, 00:31

I make $50 each month for allowance. 40%of this goes toward lunch. How much do I spend on lunch?

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Selina Shelton · Answer 1

40% can be written in decimal form as 0.4.

If I multiply $50 by 0.4:

($50) (0.4) = $20

That means that 40% of $50 is $20.

So, you spend $20 on lunch.

Wilson · Answer 2

Percent means parts out of 100 so

40%=40/100=4/10

'of' can be translated as multiply

50 times 4/10=200/10=20

$20=lunch