Xuan and Tina bought a gift for their mother. They shared the cost equally between them. Xuan used
58 of her savings while Tina used
14 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was used to buy the gift?
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 5 and 1 is 5.
58 of Xuan's savings =
14 of Tina's savings
58 of Xuan's savings =
520 of Tina's savings
| |
Xuan |
Tina |
Total |
| Before |
8 u |
20 u |
28 u |
| Change |
- 5 u |
- 5 u |
- 10 u |
| After |
3 u |
15 u |
18 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 5 u + 5 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 8 u + 20 u
= 28 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
1028=
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