Helen spent $35 on a blazer. She spent ²₁₁ of her remaining money on a skirt and a blouse, after which half her money was left.

1. What fraction of her money did she spend on the blazer?
2. The cost of the blouse is ¹₄ the cost of the skirt. How much more does the skirt cost than the blouse?

Blazer	Remaining amount
	Skirt	Blouse	Left
$35	2		9
1x9			1x9
7 u	2 u		9 u

(a)
The amount of money left is repeated. Make the numerators the same LCM of 1 and 9 is 9. 

1x92x9 of total money = 911 of remaining amount
918 of total money = 911 of remaining amount

Fraction of her money that she spent on the blazer
= ^Blazer_Total 
= ⁷₁₈ 

(b)
Cost of the blazer = 7 u

7 u = 35

1 u = 35 ÷ 7 = 5

Cost of the skirt and the blouse
= 2 u
= 2 x 5
= $10

Cost of the blouse = 1 p
Cost of the skirt = 4 p

Total cost of the blouse and the skirt 
= 1 p + 4 p
= 5 p

5 p = 10

1 p = 10 ÷ 5 = 2

Amount that the skirt was more than the blouse
= 4 p - 1 p
= 3 p
= 3 x 2
= $6

Answer(s): (a) ⁷₁₈; (b) $6