SOLUTION: Jarius is a student working on his budget. In going through his spending for the previous month he found that he spent $257 on groceries, $50 on his cell phone bill, and $46 on ent

Question 1180379: Jarius is a student working on his budget. In going through his spending for the previous month he found that he spent $257 on groceries, $50 on his cell phone bill, and $46 on entertainment. He made no other purchases.

What were the percentages for his spending on each of Jarius's budget categories?
Jarius wants to reduce his entertainment percentage to be 11% of his total spending. He wants to add the money he will save in his entertainment spending into his grocery budget.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
257 + 50 + 46 = 353
Percentages:
Groceries: = 72.8 %
Cell Phone: = 14.2 %
Entertainment: = 13 %
IF .11*353 = 38.83 on entertainment (2% less)

⇒ 257+ 7.17 = 264.17 on groceries (74.8% or 2% more)
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