Question

Dan spends 1 4 of his wages on rent and 1 3 on food. If he makes ?396 per week, how much money does he have left?

Answer 1

Answer:
`\£165`

Explanation:

The complete exercise is: "Dan spends
`(1)/(4)` of his wages on rent and
`(1)/(3)` on food. if he makes £396 per week, how much money does he have left?"

Let be "x" the amount of money Dan has left.

You know that he spends
`(1)/(4)` on rent. You calcualte this amount of money by multiplying £396 by
`(1)/(4)`. Then:

`Spent\ on\ rent=(\£396)(1)/(4)=\£99`

In order to find the amount of money he spent on foord, you must multiple £396 by
`(1)/(3)`. Then:

`Spent\ on\ food=(\£396)(1)/(3)=\£132`

Therefore, the amount of money Dan has left is:

`x=\£396-\£132-\£99\\\\x=\£165`