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Lauren spent 3/5 of her money on a refrigerator. The refrigerator cost $756. How much money did she have left? Please tell me the final answer and how you got it.
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Lauren spent 3/5 of her money on a refrigerator. The refrigerator cost $756. How much money did she have left?

Please tell me the final answer and how you got it.

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fractions are the part/whole. We can set this up to be...

3/5 = 756
756 x5/3 = 1260.

if she had 1260 to begin with and spent 756, she would have 504.00 left.
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