Tammy and Diana bought a gift for their friend. They shared the cost equally between them. Tammy used
67 of her savings while Diana used
25 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 2 is 6.
67 of Tammy's savings =
25 of Diana's savings
67 of Tammy's savings =
615 of Diana's savings
| |
Tammy |
Diana |
Total |
| Before |
7 u |
15 u |
22 u |
| Change |
- 6 u |
- 6 u |
- 12 u |
| After |
1 u |
9 u |
10 u |
Amount of savings left
= 1 u + 9 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 7 u + 15 u
= 22 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
1022=
511 Answer(s):
511 
