Sean spent 1/5 of his money in one shop and 7/10 in another.what fraction of his money had he left
James spent 1/5 of his money on a pair of shoes and 1/10 on a book. He saved 2/7 of the remaining money and the rest of the money was given to and shared equally among his 8 brothers. If each brother received $5, (a) how
To find the fraction of money that Sean had left, we need to subtract the money he spent from 1 (which represents the whole amount of money).
Let's say Sean had x amount of money.
First, he spent 1/5 of his money in the first shop, which can be represented as (1/5)x.
Then, he spent 7/10 of the remaining money in the second shop, which can be represented as (7/10)((4/5)x) because he has 4/5 of his original money left after the first shop.
Now, we need to subtract the amount spent from the original amount:
Amount left = 1 - (1/5)x - (7/10)((4/5)x)
To simplify this expression, we can multiply the fractions:
Amount left = 1 - (1/5)x - (7/10)(4/5)x
Now, let's calculate this:
Amount left = 1 - (1/5)x - (28/50)x
Combining like terms:
Amount left = 1 - (10/50)x - (28/50)x
Amount left = 1 - (38/50)x
Therefore, the fraction of money that Sean had left is (38/50)x.
1/5 + 7/10 = 2/10 + 7/10 = 9/10
That's how much he spent. So what part was left?