Q. Edward has a minimum annual household budget of $19,500. He pays 30% of the budget for food. How much amount(in $ ) does he pay for food in a month?
Calculate annual amount spent: Calculate the annual amount spent on food.Edward pays 30% of his annual budget for food. To find out how much this is, we need to calculate 30% of $19,500.Calculation: $\(0\).\(30\) \times \$\(19\),\(500\) = \$\(5\),\(850\)
Calculate monthly amount spent: Calculate the monthly amount spent on food. Since the budget is annual, we need to divide the annual food budget by \(12\) to find out how much Edward pays for food each month. Calculation: \(\$5,850 / 12 \approx \$487.50\)
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