SOLUTION: Maria spends $12 on lottery tickets every week and spends $130 per month on food. On an annual basis, the money spent on lottery tickets is what percentage of the money spent to

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Question 1083868: Maria spends $12 on lottery tickets every week and spends $130 per month on food.
On an annual basis, the money spent on lottery tickets is
what percentage of the money spent to buy food.

Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
12*52=$624 on lottery tickets annually
12*130=$1560 on food annually
624 is 40% of $1560.

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