From net earnings of $740 per month, Ginger Elliott must spend $200 for her portion of the rent on an apartment she shares with two friends. What percent of her net income is her rent payment?

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Bridget K.
Oct 3, 2017

About 27%

Explanation:

To solve this problem, you need to find the percentage 200/740. To solve to get this percentage, you do
#x/100=200/740#
Cross multiply:
#740x=20000#
Divide by 740 on each side:
#x~~27#
So, you know that Ginger's rent payment is 27% of her net earnings.

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