Acarpenter contracts to do a job. the costs for the job are $2000 for materials, $500 for labor, and $150 for equipment rental. what would be the total cost of materials were increased by 15%

$2950

Step-by-step explanation:

Add together the following three items:

Materials:  $2000 plus 15%, or 1.15($2000), or $2300

Labor:  $500

Equipment Rental:  $150

Total:  $2300 + $500 + $150 = $2950

a.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign