Cindy and Anna bought a souvenir for their buddy. They shared the cost equally between them. Cindy used
16 of her savings while Anna 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 1 and 3 is 3.
16 of Cindy's savings =
38 of Anna's savings
318 of Cindy's savings =
38 of Anna's savings
| |
Cindy |
Anna |
Total |
| Before |
18 u |
8 u |
26 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
15 u |
5 u |
20 u |
Amount of savings spent
= 3 u + 3 u
= 6 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 18 u + 8 u
= 26 u
Fraction of their total savings used
=
626=
313 Answer(s):
313 
