Alice spends 1/3 of her allowance on snacks and 1/2 on school supplies. What fraction of her money did she save?
1/3 = 2/6
1/2 = 3/6
6/6 - 2/6 - 3/6 = ?
To find the fraction of money that Alice saved, we need to subtract the fractions she spent from 1 (since saving is what is left after spending).
Let's start by finding the fraction Alice spent on snacks. We know that she spent 1/3 of her allowance on snacks.
Next, let's find the fraction Alice spent on school supplies. We know that she spent 1/2 of her allowance on school supplies.
To add fractions together, we need a common denominator. The least common denominator for 3 and 2 is 6. So, we can rewrite 1/3 as 2/6 and 1/2 as 3/6.
So, Alice spent a total of 2/6 + 3/6 = 5/6 of her money on snacks and school supplies.
To find the fraction she saved, we subtract the fraction she spent from 1: 1 - 5/6.
To subtract fractions, we need to have the same denominator. The denominator can still be 6, so we have 1 - 5/6 = 6/6 - 5/6 = 1/6.
Therefore, Alice saved 1/6 of her money.