Understanding Cara's Spending

The video tutorial explains how Cara categorized her spending into four categories and uses a pie chart to visualize it. The tutorial demonstrates calculating the total spending and finding the percentage spent on fun using different methods: fraction to decimal conversion, simplifying fractions, percent equations, and percent proportions. The video emphasizes understanding and applying these mathematical concepts to solve real-world problems.

What are the four categories Cara used to organize her spending?

• Rent, Food, Fun, Savings

• Rent, Food, Travel, Other

• Rent, Utilities, Fun, Other

• Rent, Food, Fun, Other

How much did Cara spend in total this month?

• $1,250

• $2,000

• $1,750

• $1,500

What is the first step in finding the percentage of spending on fun?

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by the total

• Add all spending categories

• Convert the amount to a fraction

What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 1/6?

• 0.167

• 0.176

• 0.187

• 0.157

What is the percentage of Cara's spending on fun when rounded to the nearest whole number?

• 15%

• 16%

• 18%

• 17%

What is the common factor used to simplify the fraction of spending on fun?

• 750

• 100

• 250

• 500

Which method involves using a variable to represent the unknown percentage?

• Cross-multiplication

• Percent equation

• Decimal method

• Fraction method

In the percent proportion method, what is the ratio compared to?

• 200

• 150

• 100

• 50

What is the result of dividing 25,000 by 1,500 in the percent proportion method?

• 18.7

• 17.7

• 16.7

• 15.7

Which method involves cross-multiplying to find the percentage?

• Percent proportion

• Fraction method

• Decimal method

• Percent equation