Maureen budgets $1420 each month for fixed expenses. what percent of her net monthly income is that if she nets $2200 semimonthly? explain. a. 24% b. 28% c. 32 % d. 38 %

Maureen earns $2200 semimonthly, which means she earns  dollars per month. Now, to find what percent of her net monthly income is $1420, we are going to set up a proportion taking advantage of the fact that $4400 is the 100% of her monthly income:






We can conclude that Maureen budgets $1420 each month for fixed expenses, which is the 32% of her monthly income.