Question

A man earns #6000 every month, he spends 1/5 of his salary on children's education and 5/8 on his aged mother and unemployed sister. How much does he have left?​

Answer 1

$1050

Explanation:

To solve, multiply your two expenses against your $6000 and find the difference.

The man spends 1/5 of his salary on children's education.

To find how much he spends on his children's education in dollars, multiply 1/5 against $6000.

`(1)/(5) *6000\\1200`

The man spends $1200 on children's education.

The man spends 5/8 of his salary on his aged mother and unemployed sister.

Repeat the same process as the first step, this time multiplying 5/8 against $6000.

`(5)/(8) *6000\\3750`

The man spends $3750 on his aged mother and unemployed sister.

Add these two expenses together.

`1200+3750\\4950`

The man has combined expenses of $4950.

To find how much money he has left, subtract his expenses from his $6000 income.

`6000-4950\\1050`

The man has $1050 remaining.