Question

Dimple gets paid \(3,200 per month. She pays \)960 a month for rent. What percent of her monthly pay goes to rent?

Short answer

Dimple pays 30% of her pay to the rent.

Step-by-step solution

Step. 1 Given Information

Dimple gets a monthly payment of $3200.

And she pays a total of $960 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:

$$\begin{gathered} =\frac{960}{3200}\times 100\% \\ =\frac{960}{32}\% \\ =30\%. \end{gathered}$$