Question 321969
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%.