Jenny gave 1/6 of her salary to her mother and saved 2/5 of her remaining salary .what fraction of her total salary was saved ?
(1-1/6) - 2/5 = ?
Salary = $X.
Gave $X/6 to her mother.
Bal. = X - X/6 = 5x/6.
Amt.saved = 2/5 * 5x/6 = 10x/30 = $X/3.
Fraction saved = (x/3)/x = x/3 * 1/x = 1/3.
To find the fraction of Jenny's total salary that she saved, we need to add up the fractions representing the portions of her salary given to her mother and the portion she saved.
Given that Jenny gave 1/6 of her salary to her mother, this means she kept 5/6 of her salary. Let's represent the amount she saved from her remaining salary as a fraction:
Remaining salary = 5/6
Portion saved from remaining salary = 2/5
To find the fraction of her total salary that was saved, we need to multiply the remaining salary fraction by the fraction representing the portion saved:
(5/6) * (2/5) = 10/30 = 1/3
Therefore, Jenny saved 1/3 of her total salary.