Question

A student earn $70 over the summer. He spends 1/5 of the total amount on movies. He spends 1/2 of the remaining money on school clothes. How much money does he have left?

Answer 1

The student has $28 left.

Explanation:

Step 1: Determine the amount the student spent on movies:

Since he spent 1/5 of his $70 on movies, we can determine how much he spent by multiplying 1/5 and 70

Amount spent on movies = 1/5 * 70

Amount spent on movies = $14

Thus, he spent $14 on movies.

Step 2: Determine the student's remaining amount after the $14 splurge on movies:

We can determine how much the student had after spending $14 on movies by subtracting 14 from 70:

Amount remaining from movies' cost = 70 - 14

Amount remaining from movies' cost = 56

Thus, he had $56 left after spending $14 on movies

Step 3: Determine the amount the student spent on school clothes:

We can determine how much he spent on school clothes by multiplying 1/2 by 56:

Amount spent on school clothes = 1/2 * 56

Amount spend on school clothes = 28

Thus, he spent $28 of the $56 on school clothes.

Step 4: Determine the amount of money the student has left:

Since he spent 1/2 of the $56 on clothes, he keeps the other half.

Thus, he has $28 left from the original $70.