a) Which region of the pie chart represents the percentage of income spent on your car in a given month? b) If your paycheck is $2800 a month, how much of your income in dollars should be allotted toward your rent or mortgage?(Include dollar sign but no commas)   Income Distribution House 30% Food 20% Car 10% Debt 25% Misc. 15%

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a) Which region of the pie chart represents the percentage of income spent on your car in a given month?

b) If your paycheck is $2800 a month, how much of your income in dollars should be allotted toward your rent or mortgage?(Include dollar sign but no commas)

 

Income Distribution

House

30%

Food

20%

Car

10%

Debt

25%

Misc.

15%



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Part a)

The car occupies 10% of the total area of the pie chart which is least when compared to the income spent on all the other categories. 

We can see that the slice/sector that occupies the least area is E,

Hence E represents the percentage of income spent on Car. 

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