Question

Marcus saved money to buy camping equipment. He used 5/8 of his savings to buy a tent, and 1/4 of his savings to buy a sleeping bag. How much of his savings does Marcus have left?

A) 13/8 of his savings on camping equipment.
B) 3/8 of his savings left.
C) 11/8of his savings on camping equipment.
D) 5/8 of his savings left.

Answer 1

Marcus spent 7/8 of his savings on camping equipment. As a result, he has 1/8 of his savings left over.

Step-by-step explanation:

Marcus used 5/8 of his savings to buy a tent, and he used 1/4 of his savings to buy a sleeping bag. We need to find how much of his savings Marcus has left after these purchases. To do this, we will add the fractions representing the portions of his savings he spent and then subtract this sum from 1 (which represents all of his savings).

First, we need to find a common denominator for the fractions 5/8 and 1/4, which is 8. We know that 1/4 is equal to 2/8, so now we can add the fractions:

• 5/8 (tent) + 2/8 (sleeping bag) = 7/8 (total spent on camping equipment)

Next, we subtract the total spent from 1 to find out what fraction of his savings he has left:

• 1 - 7/8 = 1/8

Therefore, Marcus has 1/8 of his savings left after purchasing the camping equipment.