Question

A group of friends were working on a student film. They spent all their budget on props and costumes. They spent $693 on props, and 45% of the total budget on costumes. What was the total budget for their student film?

Answer 1

The total budget is $1260

Explanation:

Given

`Props = \$693`

`Costumes = 45\%`

Required

Determine the total budget

Since all budgets was spent on Props and Costumes only.

We have that.

`\%Props + \%Costumes = 100\%`

`\%Props + 45\%= 100\%`

`\%Props= 100\% -45\%`

`\%Props= 55\%`

In other words, 55% was spent on Props

Let the total budget be x, we have:

`55\% * x = \$693`

Make x the subject

`x = \$693/55\%`

`x = \$1260`

Hence, the total budget is $1260