Jena's income is $1600 a month, and she plans to budget 1/3 of her income for rent and 1/8 of her income for groceries. step 2 of 2 : what amount of money does she intend to spend each month on these two items together? round your answer to the nearest dollar.

Jena spends $ 733. 33 on her rent and groceries  altogether per month.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jena's total income in a month= $1600

Here , expenditure on rent = (1/3) of her income

So, now one- third of her income $1600 is  

=

or, (1/3) of her salary is  $533. 33

Hence, Jena spends $ 533. 33 on her rent monthly.

Now, her expenditure on groceries = (1/8) of her income

So, now one- eighth of her income $1600 is  

=

or, (1/8) of her salary is $ 200.

Jena spends  $ 200. on her groceries  monthly.

So, Total expenditure  = Expenditure on rent + Expenditure on groceries

= $533. 33 + $200 = $733.33

Hence, Jena spends $ 733. 33 on her rent and groceries  altogether per month.

answer: 0.64

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