Min and Tiffany bought a souvenir for their mother. They shared the cost equally between them. Min used
58 of her savings while Tiffany used
12 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 5 and 1 is 5.
58 of Min's savings =
12 of Tiffany's savings
58 of Min's savings =
510 of Tiffany's savings
| |
Min |
Tiffany |
Total |
| Before |
8 u |
10 u |
18 u |
| Change |
- 5 u |
- 5 u |
- 10 u |
| After |
3 u |
5 u |
8 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 5 u + 5 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 8 u + 10 u
= 18 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
1018=
59 Answer(s):
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