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What is the percentage? For all my math enthusiasts. . .

My boyfriend and I are pretty young, and make 2500 a month collectively. 800 goes towards bills, and 300 towards food. What percentage of our income goes towards bills (food included)? And how did you get your answer? I am terrible at mouth, please inform me, don't judge me.
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Jlhzfromep · M Best Comment
Skipping a couple math steps to convert to percent the easy answer is below:

Bills - 800/2500 = 32%
Food - 300/2500 = 12%
Total - 1100/2500 = 44%

itsok · 31-35, F
It’s 44percent, saucy. Here’s a really easy way. First add your food and bills. 800+300 is 1100. And so your question is “1100 is what percent of 2500?” Which looks like this : 1100 = x/100 * 2500.
So you’ll divide both side by 100 to get rid of that fraction. 110000= x*2500. And then divide both by 2500 to get x alone. X=44 🙂
eMortal · M
((800+300)/2500)*100 = 44 %
But the problem is poorly worded. You cannot separate food and bills in the beginning then call them all "bills" at the end.
MagesMax · 22-25, M
$800 + $300 = $1,100 -----> Your total expenses.

$1,100 / $2,500 = 0.44 OR 44% -----> The percentage of your income that goes into expenses.
SW-User
If you want to calculate the percentage that 1100 from 2500 represents, just divide 1100 by 2500 which gives you 0.44 or 44%.
How ? if I may ask does a couple at your age have bills totalling 800 per month ?
Saucylover · 26-30, F
@MarmeeMarch We rent a one bedroom apartment. Our rent is 570, and our lightbill is normally around 200 dollars. Our apartment complex doesn't require us to pay a water bill. It actually isn't that bad to be honest.
Out of interest.. does Siri or Alexa give an answer
Saucylover · 26-30, F
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout I am at work, and I only have an ipad. I dont have an alexa. I have an ipad, chromebook, and android smartphone. But, that's a good question. Maybe someone with one of those options can ask their bot and let us know.
Saucylover · 26-30, F
Now that I have actually thought about it, it looks like we have a little over 50 percent of our monthly income after all bills are paid.
Harriet03 · 41-45, F
You're terrible at spelling to, mouth?!!!!??!!!!! 🤦‍♀️
Saucylover · 26-30, F
@Harriet03 Typo, I will soon have a bachelors in English. Are you terrible at being a decent human being? Because that's what it seems like. Obviously I spelled it right in the title, so once again. .it was a typo. Are you terrible at common sense?
Harriet03 · 41-45, F
@Saucylover I noticed the edit, you are improving. Keep up the good work.
2500/100.. x 800?
It’s late and I suck at math 😎👌
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