Jane and Natalie bought a gift for their friend. They shared the cost equally between them. Jane used
34 of her savings while Natalie used
14 of her savings. What fraction of their total savings was left?
Each girl shared half the cost of the gift. The amount that each of them spent is the same.
Make the numerators the same.
LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
34 of Jane's savings =
14 of Natalie's savings
34 of Jane's savings =
312 of Natalie's savings
| |
Jane |
Natalie |
Total |
| Before |
4 u |
12 u |
16 u |
| Change |
- 3 u |
- 3 u |
- 6 u |
| After |
1 u |
9 u |
10 u |
Amount of savings left
= 1 u + 9 u
= 10 u
Total amount of savings at first
= 4 u + 12 u
= 16 u
Fraction of their total savings left
=
1016=
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