Hey, I need some math help.. its on "Relating Rational Numbers" please?

Question

Ohkay. I need some MAJOR help on math. The title is "relateing rational numbers" and there is a box that says:

FRANKS BUDGET:

clothing - 1/8

entertainment - 1/20

food - 27.5%

other - 0.4%

transportation: 15%

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then it says:

"The grid below represtents 100% of Frank's monthly salary after taxes. Shade the grid to represent the information in the table above.

[there is a grid with 100 little blocks]

then there is questions:

12. What fraction of Frank's budget is used for TRANSPORTATION? explain the strategy you used to convert the perfect to a fraction.

13. hat percent of Frank's budget is used for CLOTHING? explain the strategy you used to convert the fraction to percent.

14. Use the shaded model to verify the percent given in problem 7 is equivalent to 1/8.

15. What decimal of Frank's budget is allotted for ENTERTAINMENT? explain the strategy you used to convert the fraction to decimal.

16. [same question, but with OTHER]

17. [same question but with FOOD]

18. What fraction of Frank's budget does he spend the least amount? Justify your response.

19. What catefory of Frank's budget does he spend the least ammount? justify your response.

20. Describe how to verify the given amounts in the table represent 100% of Frank's budget after taxes. What form of rational numbers did you choose to verify the total of the amounts represent 100% and why?

21. Without doing any calculations, estimate a resonable solution for the amount Frank spends on clothing each month if his salary is $3,500 after taxes. Describe the process you use.

22. Calculate the amount Frank spends on clothing each month if his salary after taxes is $3,500. Justify your answer.

OKAY! :] i just need help, because i'm not that smart, i'd ask my dad but he is comeing back from Austin and is getting back late tonight. I

NEED HELP right now, or i'll get into some trouble at school.. i'd do this earlier but i've been busy! pleaseee!

-mandy

Answer 1

Clothing= 1/8 (12.5%)

Entertainment= 1/20 (5%)

Food= 27.5%

Other= 0.4%

Transportation= 15%

*I got the percentages by dividing the numerators by denominators and then multiplying the result by 100. I will explain that below.  But for now, shade in 60% of the grid, because all of those percentages add up to about 60.

12. Put the fraction over 100, meaning have 100 has the denominator, because the denominator is expressing the grid and 15 as the numerator because the percentage expresses the part that is shaded.

13. Divide the numerator by the denominator and multiply the result by 100. (1/8)100

*Whenever a number is right next to something, like in this case, parentheses, multiply it, so that means to multiply by 100.

14. What's problem 7?

15.  Do the same as you did for percent and then divide the percent by 100.

16. I think you divide 0.4 by 100 and leave the percent sign out, Not totally sure about this one.

17. Divide the percent by 100.

18. I don''t think the question is written correctly. Sorry.

19. Frank spends the least on Other because he spends 12.5% on clothing, 5% on entertainment, 27.5% on food, and 15% on transportation.

20. On the chart, fill in 60 boxes because the percentages add up to 60. To answer the second half, percentages because they are easiest to add and calculate with.

21. About 60 dollars because you divide 35 by 6 and get around 6. Add the zeros to the 6's and multiply. You get 3600, which is close to the amount in problem 21.

22. 35/6= 5.83. Add the zeros and get 58.30 dollars because you divide 35 by 6 and get 5.83. Add a 0..

*If I am wrong, excuse me. I tried my best!