Question

calculate the percent change in grocery expenditures from august to september.

expense	august	september
water	$48.00	$36.00
groceries	$150.00	$165.00
restaurant	$80.00	$96.00

round to the nearest whole percent.

Explanation:

Step1: Find the difference in grocery expenditures

$165 - 150= 15$

Step2: Calculate the percent - change formula

Percent change=$\frac{\text{Change}}{\text{Original}}\times100\%=\frac{15}{150}\times100\%$

Step3: Simplify the expression

$\frac{15}{150}\times100\% = 0.1\times100\%=10\%$

Answer:

10%