Question

You buy clothing at a sale. You buy sneakers at 2/3 of their original price of $60, a sweater at 7/10 of its original price of $35, and a jacket at 5/6 of its original price of $45. Answer each question and show all your work.

A) How much money did you spend?
B) How much money did you save?
C) What fraction of the total original price did you save?

P.S. I'm in 6th grade math

Answer 1

Explanation:

Sneakers:

60*2/3 = 120/3 = 40

Sweater:

35*7/10 = 245/10 = 24.5

Jacket:

45*5/6 = 225/6 = 37.5

Answers:

A) 40 + 24.5 + 37.5 = $102

Spend: $102

B) (60 + 35 + 45) - 102 = 140 - 102 = 38

Save: $38

c) 38/140

38/140 is equivalent to: 19/70

The fraction is;

19/70

Answer 2

Answer: A: $97.83 B: $37.17 C. not too sure on this one

Explanation: