Question

Helen used 1/4 of her savings for her first year of college. 3/8 of that money was spent on her housing and meals. Which equation shows the fraction of her total savings that was spent on her housing and meals?

Answer 1

1/4*3/8=3/32 because the question wants 3/8 of 1/4.

Answer 2

`\text{The fraction of total savings of Helen spent on her housing and meals}=(3)/(32)`

Explanation:

We have been given that Helen used 1/4 of her savings for her first year of college. 3/8 of that money was spent on her housing and meals.

So the money spent by Helen on her housing and meals will be 1/4 of 3/8.

`\text{The fraction of total savings of Helen spent on her housing and meals}=(1)/(4)* (3)/(8)`

`\text{The fraction of total savings of Helen spent on her housing and meals}=(1* 3)/(4* 8)`

`\text{The fraction of total savings of Helen spent on her housing and meals}=(3)/(32)`

Therefore, the equation
`\text{The fraction of total savings of Helen spent on her housing and meals}=(3)/(32)` shows the the fraction of Helen's total savings that was spent on her housing and meals.