A student spends 37.5% of her money on food, 28.75% on rent and 15% on books. What percentage of her money is left to spend on other things
sort of. If you add the %ages, you get how much was spent.
You want the rest.
So, since 100% is everything, subtract the % spent.
To find the percentage of money left to spend on other things, we need to subtract the percentages already spent from 100%.
So, let's calculate:
Percentage spent on food: 37.5%
Percentage spent on rent: 28.75%
Percentage spent on books: 15%
Total percentage spent = 37.5% + 28.75% + 15% = 81.25%
Percentage left to spend on other things = 100% - 81.25%
= 18.75%
Therefore, she has 18.75% of her money left to spend on other things.
To find the percentage of money the student has left to spend on other things, we need to subtract the percentages spent on food, rent, and books from 100%.
First, let's calculate the total percentage spent on food, rent, and books:
37.5% (food) + 28.75% (rent) + 15% (books) = 81.25%
Next, subtract the total percentage spent from 100% to find the percentage left to spend on other things:
100% - 81.25% = 18.75%
Therefore, the student has 18.75% of her money left to spend on other things.