You buy clothing at a sale. You buy sneakers at 2/3 of their original price of $60, a sweater at

7/10 of its original price of $35, and a jacket at 7/10 of its original price of $45. Answer each question and show all your work.
a. How much money did you spend?
b. How much money did you save?
c. What fraction of the total original price did you save?

I need help with c, I did a and b and am sure, but c is confusing! Can someone explain, in both word and number format? Thanks! ^^

Find the original price total.

Find the sales price total.

Divide the sales price total by the original price total.

Multiply the decimal answer by 100 to find the percent.

Sure! I'd be happy to help explain part c of the problem.

To answer part c, we need to find out what fraction of the total original price you saved.

First, let's calculate the original prices of each item:
- The original price of the sneakers is $60.
- The original price of the sweater is $35.
- The original price of the jacket is $45.

Next, let's calculate how much you saved on each item:
- You bought the sneakers at 2/3 of their original price, so you saved 1/3 of the original price.
The amount saved on the sneakers is (1/3) * $60 = $20.
- You bought the sweater at 7/10 of its original price, so you saved 3/10 of the original price.
The amount saved on the sweater is (3/10) * $35 = $10.50.
- You bought the jacket at 7/10 of its original price, so you saved 3/10 of the original price.
The amount saved on the jacket is (3/10) * $45 = $13.50.

Now, let's calculate the total amount saved by adding up the savings on each item:
Total amount saved = $20 (sneakers) + $10.50 (sweater) + $13.50 (jacket) = $44.

To find the fraction of the total original price saved, we need to compare the total amount saved to the sum of the original prices of all the items:
Total original price = $60 (sneakers) + $35 (sweater) + $45 (jacket) = $140.

Now we can express the fraction of the total original price saved:
Fraction of the total original price saved = (Total amount saved) / (Total original price)
= $44 / $140 = 11/35.

So the fraction of the total original price that you saved is 11/35.

I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.