A boy spent 3/8 of his pocket money and had GHC 15 left. How much did he have
spent 3/8, so he had 5/8 left.
So, 5/8 x = 15
Now just solve for x.
7th Grade
Hmm
To find out how much money the boy initially had, we can use the information provided. Let's break down the given information:
1. The boy spent 3/8 of his pocket money.
2. After spending, he had GHC 15 left.
To solve this, we can set up an equation. Since the boy spent 3/8 of his pocket money, he has 5/8 of his pocket money left (1 - 3/8 = 5/8). Let's represent the total pocket money as "x".
The equation will be:
(5/8) * x = 15
To solve for "x", we can multiply both sides of the equation by 8/5:
x = (15 * 8) / 5
x = 24
Therefore, the boy initially had GHC 24.