Jade and Xandra bought a souvenir for their friend. They shared the cost equally between them. Jade used
37 of her savings while Xandra used
13 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
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 3 and 1 is 3.
37 of Jade's savings =
13 of Xandra's savings
37 of Jade's savings =
39 of Xandra's savings
| |
Jade |
Xandra |
Total |
| Before |
7 u |
9 u |
16 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
4 u |
6 u |
10 u |
Amount of savings left
= 4 u + 6 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 7 u + 9 u
= 16 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
1016=
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