Jade and Kathy bought a present for their mother. They shared the cost equally between them. Jade used
34 of her savings while Kathy used
16 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
Each girl shared half the cost of the present. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
34 of Jade's savings =
16 of Kathy's savings
34 of Jade's savings =
318 of Kathy's savings
| |
Jade |
Kathy |
Total |
| Before |
4 u |
18 u |
22 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
1 u |
15 u |
16 u |
Amount of savings left
= 1 u + 15 u
= 16 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 4 u + 18 u
= 22 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
1622=
811 Answer(s):
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