Write an algebraic expression for the following: If James spends 5/6 of his weekly allowance (x) on a movie, how much will James have left?
amount left = x - (5/6)x or x/6
To find the amount James will have left after spending 5/6 of his weekly allowance, we need to subtract this amount from his total allowance (x).
The algebraic expression for the amount James will have left, let's call it L, can be written as:
L = x - (5/6)x
To simplify the expression, we multiply (5/6) with x:
L = x - (5/6)x = (6/6)x - (5/6)x = (1/6)x
So, the algebraic expression for the amount James will have left is (1/6)x.