Write an algebraic expression for the following statement

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April 10th 2011, 05:25 PM
jay1

Write an algebraic expression for the following statement

Please help me write an algebraic expression for the following:
I have budget of $118,250. I will use 25% of this budget for rent and utilities. Please help me with the proper way to write an expression that indicates how much money will be spent on rent and utilities.
Thanks
April 10th 2011, 06:07 PM
tonio

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Originally Posted by jay1

Please help me write an algebraic expression for the following:
I have budget of $118,250. I will use 25% of this budget for rent and utilities. Please help me with the proper way to write an expression that indicates how much money will be spent on rent and utilities.
Thanks

$\displaystyle{\frac{25}{100}\cdot 118,250=\frac{118,250}{4}$

Tonio
April 10th 2011, 06:26 PM
jay1

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonio

$\displaystyle{\frac{25}{100}\cdot 118,250=\frac{118,250}{4}$

Tonio

Thanks! Therefore , the answer for how much rent and utilities will cost is $29,562.50.

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