Question
A group of friends were working on a student film with a budget of dollar sign, 640$640, which they spent on costumes and equipment. They spent dollar sign, 288$288 on equipment. What percent did they spend on costumes?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the percentage spent on costumes, we first need to determine how much they spent on costumes.
1. **Total budget**: $640
2. **Amount spent on equipment**: $288
We can calculate the amount spent on costumes by subtracting the amount spent on equipment from the total budget:
\[
\text{Amount spent on costumes} = \text{Total budget} - \text{Amount spent on equipment} = 640 - 288 = 352
\]
Now, to find the percentage spent on costumes, we use the formula for percentage:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent on costumes}}{\text{Total budget}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the values we have:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = \left( \frac{352}{640} \right) \times 100
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = 0.55 \times 100 = 55\%
\]
Therefore, the group spent **55%** of their budget on costumes.
1. **Total budget**: $640
2. **Amount spent on equipment**: $288
We can calculate the amount spent on costumes by subtracting the amount spent on equipment from the total budget:
\[
\text{Amount spent on costumes} = \text{Total budget} - \text{Amount spent on equipment} = 640 - 288 = 352
\]
Now, to find the percentage spent on costumes, we use the formula for percentage:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = \left( \frac{\text{Amount spent on costumes}}{\text{Total budget}} \right) \times 100
\]
Substituting the values we have:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = \left( \frac{352}{640} \right) \times 100
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Percentage spent on costumes} = 0.55 \times 100 = 55\%
\]
Therefore, the group spent **55%** of their budget on costumes.