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7th grade Budgets: what percent of the total each part is worksheet

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Budgets: what percent of the total each part is

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Budget table
Part Amount
housing $800
food $400
gas $150
savings $250
Ari reads Mr. Cole's pretend monthly budget in the table. What is the total budget?
Esme reads Ms. Frost's pretend monthly budget in the table. What is the total budget?
Jun reads the class pretend plant-sale budget in the table. What is the total budget?
Total budget | 100% | $1,500; 1% | $15; savings | ?% | $300. Luz reads Ms. Hale's pretend monthly budget. The total budget is the 100% line. Using the table, what percent of the total goes to savings?
Total budget | 100% | $120; 1% | $1.20; snacks | ?% | $12. Milo reads the art club's pretend budget. The total budget is the 100% line. Using the table, what percent of the total goes to snacks?
Total budget | 100% | $1,000; 1% | $10; gas | ?% | $50. Noah reads Ms. Shaw's pretend monthly budget. The total budget is the 100% line. Using the table, what percent of the total goes to gas?
Pia reads Mr. Grove's pretend monthly budget, which has a total of $2,000. 15% of it is planned for savings. How much money is that?
Tala reads Mr. Cole's pretend monthly budget, which has a total of $900. 20% of it is planned for food. How much money is that?
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Bo reads Mr. Dunn's pretend monthly budget. The car insurance costs the same $85 every month. Which kind of part is it?
- Planned savings.
- A variable expense.
- A fixed expense.
10.
Esme reads Ms. Frost's pretend monthly budget. The groceries cost a different amount every month. Which kind of part is it?
- A fixed expense.
- A variable expense.
- Planned savings.

Part	Amount
housing	$800
food	$400
gas	$150
savings	$250

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About this worksheet

Budgets: what percent of the total each part is. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can add the parts of a budget and tell what percent each part is of the total.
I can sort a cost into fixed expense, variable expense or planned savings.
I can read an estimator table, add its lines for the minimum monthly budget, and find the hourly wage needed.

Standard: state-only

Words to know

budget: A plan for how money will be spent and saved.

total budget: All the parts of the budget added together. It is the 100% line.

fixed expense: A cost that is the same amount every month.

variable expense: A cost that changes from month to month.

planned savings: Money set aside on purpose, for college, retirement or emergencies.

estimator: A table of pretend monthly costs for a family in a made-up city.

Common mistakes

Your child added all but one of the parts, so the total came out too small.

Your child gave the part in dollars, but the question asked for its percent of the total.

Your child divided the total by the part instead of the part by the total.

What to say

Ask: how many parts are in the table, and did you add every one?

Ask: how many dollars is that for every $100 of the budget?

Ask: should the part, which is smaller, be on the top or the bottom?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with budgets: what percent of the total each part is?

Your child added all but one of the parts, so the total came out too small.

How can I help my child with budgets: what percent of the total each part is?

Ask: how many parts are in the table, and did you add every one?

Are these 7th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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