Lance spend 1/3 of his money on sweets and 2/5 on candy. What fraction of his pocket money he has left
1/3 = 5/15
2/5 = 6/15
15/15 - 11/15 = 4/15
Okay, Do you know how to start?
1/5×100/1 = 20
2/3×100/1 = 66
i want help in fractions please
To find out what fraction of his pocket money Lance has left, we need to subtract the fractions he spent on sweets and candy from the total (1 whole or 1/1).
Let's start by determining the fraction of money Lance spent on sweets. We know he spent 1/3 of his money on sweets.
So, if we subtract 1/3 from the total amount (1/1), we will find the fraction of money Lance has left after spending on sweets.
1/1 - 1/3 = ?
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the lowest common denominator is 3.
To convert 1/1 into a fraction with a denominator of 3, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 3:
(1/1) x (3/3) = 3/3
Now we can subtract the fractions:
3/3 - 1/3 = (3 - 1) / 3 = 2/3
So Lance has 2/3 of his pocket money left after spending on sweets.
Next, let's find out the fraction of money Lance spent on candy. We know he spent 2/5 of his money on candy.
Following the same process as before:
1/1 - 2/5 = ?
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the lowest common denominator is 5.
To convert 1/1 into a fraction with a denominator of 5, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 5:
(1/1) x (5/5) = 5/5
Now we can subtract the fractions:
5/5 - 2/5 = (5 - 2) / 5 = 3/5
Therefore, Lance has 3/5 of his pocket money left after spending on candy.
To find the fraction of money he has left overall, we need to subtract the fraction spent on candy (3/5) from the fraction spent on sweets (2/3):
2/3 - 3/5 = ?
To subtract fractions, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the lowest common denominator is 15.
To convert 2/3 into a fraction with a denominator of 15, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 5:
(2/3) x (5/5) = 10/15
To convert 3/5 into a fraction with a denominator of 15, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 3:
(3/5) x (3/3) = 9/15
Now we can subtract the fractions:
10/15 - 9/15 = (10 - 9) / 15 = 1/15
Therefore, Lance has 1/15 of his pocket money left overall after spending on sweets and candy.