Question

1. A theater group bought supplies to construct the set of a play. Lumber cost $145.86, paint cost $52.91, and hardware cost $17.63.
(a) What was the total amount the theater group paid for the supplies? Show your work.
 (b) What percent of the total cost was the cost of the hardware? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth. Show your work.
 (c) What percent of the total cost was the cost of the paint and the hardware? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth. Show your work.
 

Answer 1

(a) 145.86 + 52.91 + 17.63 = 216.4
(b) 17.63/216.4 × 100% = 8.15%
(c) 52.91 + 17.63 / 216.4 × 100% = 32.60%