Budgets: what percent of the total each part is

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet

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1. Read this first

   Budget table

   Part	Amount
   housing	$700
   food	$400
   transport	$300
   savings	$240
   other	$360

2. 1.

   Milo reads Mr. Dunn's pretend monthly budget in the table. What percent of the total budget goes to housing?

   35
3. 2.

   Ren reads Mr. Grove's pretend monthly budget in the table. What percent of the total budget goes to transport?

   14
4. 3.

   Tala reads Ms. Shaw's pretend monthly budget in the table. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the total budget goes to groceries?

   29
5. 4.

   Zee reads Mr. Cole's pretend monthly budget in the table. To the nearest whole percent, what percent of the total budget goes to transport?

   18
6. 5.

   Jun reads Mr. Dunn's pretend monthly budget in the table. What is the total of the fixed expenses?

   $995
7. 6.

   Kira reads Ms. Hale's pretend monthly budget in the table. What is the total of the fixed expenses?

   $895
8. 7.

   Luz reads Ms. Frost's pretend monthly budget. It spends $450 on food, which is 20% of the total budget. What is the total budget?

   $2,250
9. 8.

   Milo reads Ms. Shaw's pretend monthly budget. It spends $720 on housing, which is 40% of the total budget. What is the total budget?

   $1,800
10. 9.

    Tala reads the estimator table for the Dunn family of Cobble Creek, a made-up city. What is the minimum monthly budget?

    $3,220
11. 10.

    Zee reads the estimator table for the Hale family of Wrenfield, a made-up city. What is the minimum monthly budget?

    $4,160