1/5 of your art-supply money goes for brushes. If you also spend 1/2 of your money on paint, what fraction of your money will you have left?

1/5 = 2/10

1/2 = 5/10

(2/10) + (5/10) = 7/10

(10/10) - (7/10) = ?

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To find out what fraction of your money you will have left after spending on brushes and paint, we first need to determine the total fraction of your money being spent.

Since 1/5 of your money goes for brushes and 1/2 of your money goes for paint, the total fraction of your money being spent is 1/5 + 1/2.

To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. The common denominator of 5 and 2 is 10. Therefore, we can write:

1/5 = 2/10 (multiply numerator and denominator by 2)
1/2 = 5/10 (multiply numerator and denominator by 5)

Now we can add the fractions:

2/10 + 5/10 = 7/10

So, 7/10 of your money is being spent on brushes and paint.

To find the fraction of your money that will be left, we subtract the fraction spent from 1 (which represents the whole amount of money).

1 - 7/10 = 10/10 - 7/10 = 3/10

Therefore, you will have 3/10 of your money left.