Irene and Emily bought a souvenir for their buddy. They shared the cost equally between them. Irene used
56 of her savings while Emily used
18 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
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 5 and 1 is 5.
56 of Irene's savings =
18 of Emily's savings
56 of Irene's savings =
540 of Emily's savings
| |
Irene |
Emily |
Total |
| Before |
6 u |
40 u |
46 u |
| Change |
- 5 u |
- 5 u |
- 10 u |
| After |
1 u |
35 u |
36 u |
Amount of savings left
= 1 u + 35 u
= 36 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 6 u + 40 u
= 46 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
3646=
1823 Answer(s):
1823 
