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Your school allowance for 5 days is 2, 000 Pesos. Below is a pie chart showing the distribution on how you spent the money.
Pice Chart
1. How much is alloted for school materials?
a) Php120.00
b) Php160.00
c) Php240.00
d) Php200.00
e) Php140.00
Solution

School Materials = 10% (2, 000) = 200

Answer: d) Php200.00
2. If the difference in the allocation of recreation and miscellaneous is added to savings, how much is the allocation for five days, and what percentage is it?
a) Php120.00; 6%
b) Php160.00; 6%
c) Php240.00; 8%
d) Php260.00; 8%
e) Php140.00; 7%
Solution

Recreation = 8% (2, 000) = 160

Miscellaneous = 7%(2, 000) = 140

Savings = 5% (2, 0000) = 100

Difference = 160 - 140 = 20

Savings + Difference = 120

Percentage = (120/2000)(100) = 6%

Answer: a) Php120.00; 6%
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