The question is :
Jason took 3/8 of his savings on a shopping trip. He used 1/4 of the money to buy a new coat. What fraction of his savings did he spend on the coat?
My answer is 3/28. Am I correct?
Refer to your problem above.
Jason spent 1/4 of what he had which is 3/8 so 1/4 of 3/8 =
To determine the fraction of Jason's savings spent on the coat, we need to multiply the fraction of his savings spent on the shopping trip (3/8) by the fraction of money used to purchase the coat (1/4).
Let's calculate:
(3/8) x (1/4) = 3/32.
Therefore, the correct answer is 3/32, not 3/28.
To find the fraction of Jason's savings that he spent on the coat, you will need to multiply the fraction of savings he used for the shopping trip by the fraction he used to buy the coat.
First, let's find the fraction of savings Jason used for the shopping trip. Given that he took 3/8 of his savings, this means he used 3/8 of his total savings.
Next, let's find the fraction of money he used for buying the coat. It is stated that he used 1/4 of the money he took on the shopping trip to buy the coat.
To calculate the fraction of money used for the coat, we multiply the fraction used for the shopping trip (3/8) by the fraction used for the coat (1/4):
(3/8) x (1/4) = 3/32
Therefore, Jason spent 3/32 of his savings on buying the coat.
Hence, your answer of 3/28 is incorrect. The correct fraction is 3/32.