Roshel and Xylia bought a souvenir for their uncle. They shared the cost equally between them. Roshel used
611 of her savings while Xylia used
38 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 6 and 3 is 6.
611 of Roshel's savings =
38 of Xylia's savings
611 of Roshel's savings =
616 of Xylia's savings
| |
Roshel |
Xylia |
Total |
| Before |
11 u |
16 u |
27 u |
| Change |
- 6 u |
- 6 u |
- 12 u |
| After |
5 u |
10 u |
15 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 6 u + 6 u
= 12 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 11 u + 16 u
= 27 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
1227=
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