Opal and Irene bought a gift for their neighbour. They shared the cost equally between them. Opal used
34 of her savings while Irene used
14 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 3 and 1 is 3.
34 of Opal's savings =
14 of Irene's savings
34 of Opal's savings =
312 of Irene's savings
| |
Opal |
Irene |
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 left
= 1 u + 9 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 4 u + 12 u
= 16 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
1016=
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