Thread: How do I write an algebraic expression?

The budget is $118,250. You will use 25% of your budget to rent business space and pay for utilities.

Write an algebraic expression that indicates how much money will be spent on business space and utilities.

I do not need to solve it, I just have to know how to write this as an expression?

Well, it seems like a very simple problem to me, so the expression itself is going to also be very simple.

Let $\displaystyle s$ be the variable for business space and utilities.

$\displaystyle
s = \frac{1}{4}(118250)
$

Hope that's what you were looking for.

The purpose of the 1/4th fraction is its equivalence to 25%.

Originally Posted by OneidaFL

The budget is $118,250. You will use 25% of your budget to rent business space and pay for utilities.

Write an algebraic expression that indicates how much money will be spent on business space and utilities.

I do not need to solve it, I just have to know how to write this as an expression?

$\displaystyle 25\%$ is a fraction of $\displaystyle 25/100$ or $\displaystyle 0.25 $ (or $\displaystyle 1/4$). So $\displaystyle 25\%$ of $\displaystyle \$118250$ is:

$\displaystyle 0.25 \times 118250$ dollars

CB