SOLUTION: a family has an income of $28,800 per year. Of this 1/4 is spent for food, 1/5 for housing, 1/10 for clothing, 1/9 for savings, 1/4 for taxes and the rest for other expenses. How

Question 706373: a family has an income of $28,800 per year. Of this 1/4 is spent for food, 1/5 for housing, 1/10 for clothing, 1/9 for savings, 1/4 for taxes and the rest for other expenses. How much is spent on housing?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a family has an income of $28,800 per year. Of this 1/4 is spent for food, 1/5 for housing, 1/10 for clothing, 1/9 for savings, 1/4 for taxes and the rest for other expenses. How much is spent on housing?
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Since 1/5 is spent on housing:
(1/5)28800 = $5760.00
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