Question

A group of friends were working on a student film with a budget of $700, which they

spent on costumes and equipment. They spent $168 on equipment. What percent did
they spend on costumes?

Answer 1

76%

Explanation:

First do 700 - 168 which is 532

Next we see that 700 is 100% in this scenario

Then we will use the value we seek as ‘x’

So, x% = 532

We can put the two equations, 100%/x% = 700/532

they both have LHS

We can take the inverse from both sides yields

Therefore, the answer is 76%