Opal and Shannon bought a souvenir for their buddy. They shared the cost equally between them. Opal used
35 of her savings while Shannon used
13 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 1 is 3.
35 of Opal's savings =
13 of Shannon's savings
35 of Opal's savings =
39 of Shannon's savings
| |
Opal |
Shannon |
Total |
| Before |
5 u |
9 u |
14 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
2 u |
6 u |
8 u |
Amount of savings left
= 2 u + 6 u
= 8 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 5 u + 9 u
= 14 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
814=
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