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A group of friends were working on a student film that had a budget of $1000. They used $180 of their budget on equipment. What percentage of their total budget did they spend on equipment?
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GPT-4o mini
To find out what percentage of the total budget was spent on equipment, you can use the formula:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent}}{\text{Total budget}} \right) \times 100
\]
In this case, the amount spent on equipment is $180 and the total budget is $1000.
Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{180}{1000} \right) \times 100
\]
Now, calculate the fraction:
\[
\frac{180}{1000} = 0.18
\]
Then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:
\[
0.18 \times 100 = 18
\]
Thus, the friends spent **18%** of their total budget on equipment.
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent}}{\text{Total budget}} \right) \times 100
\]
In this case, the amount spent on equipment is $180 and the total budget is $1000.
Plugging in the numbers:
\[
\text{Percentage} = \left( \frac{180}{1000} \right) \times 100
\]
Now, calculate the fraction:
\[
\frac{180}{1000} = 0.18
\]
Then multiply by 100 to get the percentage:
\[
0.18 \times 100 = 18
\]
Thus, the friends spent **18%** of their total budget on equipment.