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