Eva and Joelle bought a gift for their auntie. They shared the cost equally between them. Eva used
67 of her savings while Joelle used
37 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
Each girl shared half the cost of the gift. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 6 and 3 is 6.
67 of Eva's savings =
37 of Joelle's savings
67 of Eva's savings =
614 of Joelle's savings
| |
Eva |
Joelle |
Total |
| Before |
7 u |
14 u |
21 u |
| Change |
- 6 u |
- 6 u |
- 12 u |
| After |
1 u |
8 u |
9 u |
Amount of savings left
= 1 u + 8 u
= 9 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 7 u + 14 u
= 21 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
921=
37 Answer(s):
37 
