Marcus had $450. He spent 2/5 of it on a DVD player. He then spent 1/3 of the remaining money on a jacket. How much money did Macus have left?
To find out how much money Marcus had left, we need to subtract the amount he spent on the DVD player and the jacket from his initial amount of $450.
First, let's calculate the amount Marcus spent on the DVD player. We have the fraction 2/5, which represents the amount he spent. To find the amount, we need to multiply this fraction by his initial amount of $450:
Amount spent on DVD player = (2/5) * $450
To calculate this, we multiply the numerators and denominators separately:
Amount spent on DVD player = (2 * $450) / 5
Simplifying further:
Amount spent on DVD player = $900 / 5
Amount spent on DVD player = $180
Now let's calculate the amount Marcus spent on the jacket. We have the fraction 1/3, which represents the amount he spent. To find the amount, we need to multiply this fraction by the remaining money after buying the DVD player. The remaining money can be calculated as:
Remaining money = Initial amount - Amount spent on DVD player
Remaining money = $450 - $180
Remaining money = $270
Amount spent on jacket = (1/3) * $270
Amount spent on jacket = $90
Finally, to find out how much money Marcus had left, we subtract the amount spent on the DVD player and the jacket from his initial amount:
Money left = Initial amount - Amount spent on DVD player - Amount spent on jacket
Money left = $450 - $180 - $90
Money left = $180
Therefore, Marcus had $180 left.
2/5 + 1/3 * 3/5 = 2/5 + 1/5 = 3/5 that was spent.
So now you know how much he had left