The drama club has $500 to put on a play. The club can spend up to 3/8 of the money on new costumes. How much money can they spend on other supplies?

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8

5/8 * 500 = 2500/8 = $312.50

To find out how much money the drama club can spend on other supplies, we need to subtract the amount allocated for new costumes from the total budget.

First, let's determine how much money can be spent on new costumes. We are given that the club can spend up to 3/8 of the total budget on costumes. So, we need to find 3/8 of $500.

To do this calculation, we multiply the total budget by 3/8:
3/8 * $500 = $187.50

Therefore, the drama club can spend $187.50 on new costumes.

To find out how much money is left for other supplies, we subtract the amount spent on new costumes from the total budget:
$500 - $187.50 = $312.50

Therefore, the drama club can spend $312.50 on other supplies.