Shiyun and Winnie bought a souvenir for their neighbour. They shared the cost equally between them. Shiyun used
611 of her savings while Winnie used
23 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 6 and 2 is 6.
611 of Shiyun's savings =
23 of Winnie's savings
611 of Shiyun's savings =
69 of Winnie's savings
| |
Shiyun |
Winnie |
Total |
| Before |
11 u |
9 u |
20 u |
| Change |
- 6 u |
- 6 u |
- 12 u |
| After |
5 u |
3 u |
8 u |
Amount of savings left
= 5 u + 3 u
= 8 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 11 u + 9 u
= 20 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
820=
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