Question

Last month, Edwin had $2325.35 that he divided into two bank accounts. He deposited 2/5 into a savings account. He deposited the rest into a checking account. How much money did Edwin deposit into his checking account?

Answer 1

Edwin has a total amount of money to be deposited of $2325.35. In the statement above, 2/5 is put into a savings account. In this regard, it should be understood that 3/5 is put into the checking account. IN this case, we just multiply the total with the fractions to give:
Savings deposit : $2325.35 * 2/5 = $930.14 Checking deposit: $2325.35 * 3/5 = $1395.21