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Jenny spends 1/6 of her paycheck and saves 2/5 of the remaining amount. What fraction of her total paycheck is saved
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Jenny spends 1/6 of her paycheck and saves 2/5 of the remaining amount. What fraction of her total paycheck is saved

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7/12 of her paycheck is saved.If I were to change these fractios to have common denominaters,(30) and did what I have done to the bottom to the top of the fraction(the numerator),2/5=12/30 and 1/6=5/30.5-12=7 So 7/12.
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