The pie chart shows the monthly expenditure pf a public servant. The monthly expenditure on housing is twice that of school fees. How much does the worker s...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 1998 Subject: General Mathematics

Question 1 Report

The pie chart shows the monthly expenditure pf a public servant. The monthly expenditure on housing is twice that of school fees. How much does the worker spend on housing if his monthly income is ₦7200?

Answer Details
Based on the information given in the pie chart, the monthly expenditure on school fees can be represented by the fraction 1/10 (since it is one-tenth of the total expenditure) and the monthly expenditure on housing can be represented by the fraction 2/10 (since it is twice the amount of school fees). To find out how much the worker spends on housing, we need to first calculate the total amount of money he spends on all his monthly expenses. From the pie chart, we see that the total monthly expenditure is represented by the fraction 7/10. If we let x represent the amount of money the worker spends on housing each month, we can set up the following equation to solve for x: x + (1/10)*7200 = (2/10)*7200 Simplifying the equation, we get: x + 720 = 1440 Subtracting 720 from both sides, we get: x = 720 Therefore, the worker spends ₦7200/10 = ₦720 on school fees each month, and ₦720 * 2 = ₦1440 on housing each month. So the answer is ₦2000.

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