Question

Jackson used 1/5 of his savings for his first year of college. 2/3 of that money was spent on his tuition. Which equation shows the fraction of his total savings that was spent on his tuition?

Answer 1

2/3 x 1/5 = 2/15

Explanation:

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Answer 2

let Jackson's savings be X and the tuition be Y
he spent 1/5X for his first year of college
he spent 2/3 of 1/5X on his tuition
so the fraction spent on tuition is (3/2 x 1/5)X= 3/10X
so Jackson spent 3/10 of his savings on tuition
from here we can write the equation as (3/2x1/5)X=Y