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pete spends 3/5 of his monthy pay on rent, 1/8 on bills and then spends half of what is left on food. if his monthly pay is $820, how much does he have left at the end of the month?
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pete spends 3/5 of his monthy pay on rent, 1/8 on bills and then spends half of what is left on food. if his monthly pay is $820, how much does he have left at the end of the month?

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Pete will have 30 dollars and 75 cents left
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3/5 rent + 1/8 bills
24/40 + 5/40 = 29/40 rent and bills
What's left is 40/40 - 29/40 = 11/40
half that goes to grocery leaving 11/80
820 * 11/80 = 112.75
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