Irene and Jane bought a souvenir for their buddy. They shared the cost equally between them. Irene used
12 of her savings while Jane used
58 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was used to buy the souvenir?
Each girl shared half the cost of the souvenir. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
12 of Irene's savings =
58 of Jane's savings
510 of Irene's savings =
58 of Jane's savings
| |
Irene |
Jane |
Total |
| Before |
10 u |
8 u |
18 u |
| Change |
- 5 u |
- 5 u |
- 10 u |
| After |
5 u |
3 u |
8 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 5 u + 5 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 10 u + 8 u
= 18 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
1018=
59 Answer(s):
59 
