Macey wants to buy gifts for her mom and brother. She decides to spend 1/2 of the money she has on her mom and 1/3 of the money she has on her brother. What fractional portion of her money does she have left after purchasing the two gifts?(1 point)
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If Macey spends 1/2 of her money on her mom and 1/3 of her money on her brother, then she is left with 1 - 1/2 - 1/3 = 1/6 of her money. Therefore, she has 1/6 of her money left. Answer: \boxed{1/6}.
To find the fractional portion of money Macey has left after purchasing the gifts, we need to subtract the fractions representing the money she spent on her mom and brother from 1.
Macey spent 1/2 of her money on her mom and 1/3 of her money on her brother.
To find the remaining fraction of money she has left, we need to subtract these fractions from 1.
1 - 1/2 - 1/3
To add or subtract fractions, we need a common denominator.
The common denominator of 2 and 3 is 6.
So, let's rewrite 1, 1/2, and 1/3 with a denominator of 6.
1 = 6/6
1/2 = 3/6
1/3 = 2/6
Now we can subtract.
6/6 - 3/6 - 2/6 = (6 - 3 - 2)/6 = 1/6
Therefore, Macey has 1/6 of her money left after purchasing the gifts for her mom and brother.
To find the fractional portion of her money that Macey has left after purchasing the two gifts, we need to subtract the portion of money spent on her mom and brother from 1 (since 1 represents the whole amount of money she had).
First, let's break down the problem:
Macey spends 1/2 of her money on her mom.
Macey spends 1/3 of her money on her brother.
To simplify the problem, let's find a common denominator for 2 and 3, which is 6:
1/2 = 3/6
1/3 = 2/6
Now, we have:
Macey spends 3/6 of her money on her mom.
Macey spends 2/6 of her money on her brother.
To find the portion of money she has left, we subtract the total money spent (3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6) from 1:
1 - 5/6 = 1/6
Therefore, Macey has 1/6 of her money left after purchasing the two gifts.
The answer is 1/6
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Let's say Macey has $x
Macey spends 1/2 *x on her mom, leaving her with 1/2 * x = (2/2)(1/2) * x = 2/4 * x = 1/2 * x = x/2
Macey spends 1/3 * x on her brother, leaving her with 1/3 * x = (2/2)(1/3) * x = 2/6 * x = 1/3 * x = x/3
The total fraction of her money left is (x/2) + (x/3) = 3x/6 + 2x/6 = 5x/6
Therefore, Macey has 5x/6 of her money left. Answer: \boxed{5/6}.