Question

Josh received his allowance on Tuesday. He spends 3/8 of his allowance on Tuesday night and 2/3 of the remainder on Wednesday morning. What part of his allowance is left for the rest of the week?

Answer 1

Josh starts with 8/8 (or any other fraction that equals 1) of his allowance. He then spends 3/8 of it.

8/8 x 3/8 = 3/8

8/8 - 3/8 = 5/8

He spend 3/8 of his allowance, leaving him with 5/8 left. Then Josh spent 2/3 of that remaining amount.

5/8 x 2/3 = 10/24 = 5/12

Josh has 5/12 of his allowance left for the rest of the week.

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