Question

Pete wants to build a deck. He asked a contractor to come over and assess the area andgive him an estimate on how much it will cost. The contractor said it would cost $10,000for materials and $5,000 for labor to build a deck and it would take 1 week. Pete onlyhas $8,000 in his budget. He thinks if he does it on his own and asks a few friends tohelp he can reduce the cost and spend what is in his budget for the deck. The downfall isthat if he builds the deck himself it will take about 4 weeks. How much will Pete save ifhe builds the deck on his own?$7,000$3,000$2.000$6,000

Answer 1

The total cost for the deck if the contractor makes it will be:

`10000+5000=15000`

Now, if he do it on his own the total cost will be $8,000; then he will save:

`15000-8000=7000`

Therefore he will sace $7000.