Molly is having her birthday party at Pizza Party Palace. The costs involved are listed below. Pizza Party Palace requires a 15% deposit prior to the date of the event. If the deposit has been paid, how much is still owed for Molly's party?

Party Prices
• Food & Drink $200
• Game Tokens $150
• Other $70

Question

Molly is having her birthday party at Pizza Party Palace. The costs involved are listed below. Pizza Party Palace requires a 15% deposit prior to the date of the event. If the deposit has been paid, how much is still owed for Molly's party?

Party Prices
•	Food & Drink	$200
•	Game Tokens	$150	
•	Other	$70

jdoe0001 · Answer

$\large {
\begin{array}{lrlll}
prices
\\hline\
food\ \& \ Drink&200\
Game \ Tokens& 150\
other& +\ 70\
\hline\
&\square 
\end{array}\quad 15\%\ of \ \square \to \frac{15}{100}\cdot \square 
}$

how much money is owed still?   well... find the 15% of the total, and subtract it from the total

15% has been paid
the rest is what is owed