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Exercise 3

John spends half of his pocket money, then a third of the rest.
1) What proportion of the starting money does he have left?
2) Since he has 5 dollars left, how much did he initially have?​

User Junias
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Answer:

1/2 - 1/3

3/6- 2/6 = 1/6

he has 1/6 left

6 X 5 = 30

he initially had $30

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