Question

Emma gets paid \(3,000 per month. She pays \)750 a month for rent. What percent of her monthly pay goes to rent?

Short answer

Emma pays 25% of her pay to the rent.

Step-by-step solution

Step. 1 Given Information

Emma gets a monthly payment of $3000.

And she pays a total of $750 in rent.

Step. 2 Percent she pays to rent

Now, formula to calculate the percentage she pays to rent is:

$\frac{Rentpayed}{Totalincome}\times 100$.

So,

Percentage she pays to rent is:

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{750}{3000}\times 100\% \\ =\frac{750}{30}\% \\ =25\%. \end{gathered}$$