Question

Q2. Last year Zain's take home pay was £18 000. He spent 35% of this on his rent. Zain spent the rest on living expenses, clothes and entertainment in the ratio of 3 - 1:2 1 How much did Zain spend on living expuses last year?​

Answer 1

$\blue{\bold{\underline{\underline{Answer: \: 5850 \: pound \: sterling }}}}$

$\orange{\bold{\underline{\underline{Step-by-step\:explanation:}}}}$

$\red{ \sf{ Last \: year \: Zain's \: take \: home \: pay \: was \: £ 18000 }}$

$\green{ \sf { He \: spent \: 35\% \: of \: this \: on \: his \: rent. }}$

$\purple { \sf { And \: spent \: the \: rest \: on \: living \: expenses, \: clothes \: and \: entertainment \: in \: the \: ratio \: of \: 3 : 1 : 2 }}$

$\blue { \sf { How \: much \: did \: Zain \: spend \: on \: living \: expenses \: last \: year? }}$

$\orange{\bold{\underline{\underline{Solution:}}}}$

So his take home pay was £ 18000

He spent 35% of this on his rent

Amount spent on rent :

>> 35% of £ 18000

>> (35/100) × 18000

>> £ 6300

Remaining amount left after paying home rent -

>> £ 18000 - £ 6300

>> £ 11700

This was spent on living expenses, clothes and entertainment in the ratio of 3:2:1

So, Amount spent on living expenses :

>> 3/(3+2+1) × £ 11700

>> £11700/2

>> £ 5850

This is the required answer.