Nora and Jen bought a souvenir for their friend. They shared the cost equally between them. Nora used
34 of her savings while Jen used
14 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was used to buy the souvenir?
Each girl shared half the cost of the souvenir. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
34 of Nora's savings =
14 of Jen's savings
34 of Nora's savings =
312 of Jen's savings
| |
Nora |
Jen |
Total |
| Before |
4 u |
12 u |
16 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
1 u |
9 u |
10 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 3 u + 3 u
= 6 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 4 u + 12 u
= 16 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
616=
38 Answer(s):
38 
