Jade and Julie bought a souvenir for their nephew. They shared the cost equally between them. Jade used
34 of her savings while Julie used
56 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 5 is 15.
34 of Jade's savings =
56 of Julie's savings
1520 of Jade's savings =
1518 of Julie's savings
| |
Jade |
Julie |
Total |
| Before |
20 u |
18 u |
38 u |
| Change |
- 15 u |
- 15 u |
- 30 u |
| After |
5 u |
3 u |
8 u |
Amount of savings left
= 5 u + 3 u
= 8 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 20 u + 18 u
= 38 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
838=
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