SOLUTION: The Floop family went to a hockey game last weekend. They spent $12 on food, $41 on souvenirs, and $9 on drinks. What fraction of their expenditures was spent on drinks?

Question 321969: The Floop family went to a hockey game last weekend. They spent $12 on food, $41
on souvenirs, and $9 on drinks. What fraction of their expenditures was spent on drinks?

Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They spent:

$12 on food
$41 on souvenirs
$9 on drinks
total expenditures were 12 + 41 + 9 = $62

ratio of expenditures on drinks to total expenditures = 9/62.

The ratio is the fraction.

The fraction 9/62 is equivalent to .14516129 in decimal format.

The percent of total expenditures that they spent on drinks would be 100% times the decimal equivalent of the fraction.

.14516129 * 100% = 14.516129%.

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