1. Andre earns $4000 a month at his new job. In order to track his spending and saving, he created a monthly budget. Andre divided his income into five categories and created the following circle graph to represent the
budget he created for himself. Use this circle graph to answer the following questions.
Monthly Budget
Other, 22%
Rent
33%
Savings
25%
Groceries,
12%
Utilitites
8%
(a) Andre is planning on renting a new apartment, but he wants to stay within his budget on and
utilities. Andre is looking at two apartments: Apartment 1 and Apartment 2. Apartment 1 costs $1100
per month, plus $250 for utilities. Apartment 2 costs $1350 per month, plus $100 for utilities. Which
apartment should Andre choose?
(b) Explain your reasoning in a minimum of 3 sentences or more.