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shalyn went to to the movies. She spent 2/5 of her money on a ticket and 3/7 on popcorn. How much did she spend?

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Answer:

She spent 29/35 of total amount she had.

Explanation:

Let the amount Shalyn had be x.

She spent 2/5 of her money on a ticket. (i.e 2/5 of x)

She spent 3/7 of her money on popcorn. (i.e 3/7 of x)

So we need to find the total she spent.

i.e Total amount spent =Amount spent on movie ticket + amount spent on popcorn

Total amount spent = 2/5 of x + 3/7 of x

Total amount spent = (2/5 + 3/7 ) of x

Total amount spent = (29/35) of x

So she spent 23/35 of total amount she had.


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