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Leonard used 2/7 of his paycheck to pay his cell phone bill and put 1/3 of his paycheck savings. Based on the amount of money left , which of the following are amounts he could spend on a new video game

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you must first find a common denominator for 2/7 and 1/3. then check your answer choices to find fractions that would not take you over 21/21 when you add all three fractioa together (which would be the entire paycheck
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Leonard could spend 1/7 of his paycheck on a new video game.

To determine the amount Leonard could spend on a new video game, we need to calculate the remaining portion of his paycheck after paying his

cell phone bill and saving for savings.

Let's assume Leonard's total paycheck is represented by "x".

Amount spent on cell phone bill: 2/7 * x

Amount saved: 1/3 * x

Remaining amount: x - (2/7 * x) - (1/3 * x)

Combining like terms:

Remaining amount = (1 - 2/7 - 1/3) * x

Remaining amount = (3/7 - 2/7) * x

Remaining amount = 1/7 * x

Therefore, Leonard could spend 1/7 of his paycheck on a new video game.

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