Question

Jamie received £26 pocket money last week. He spent it as follows: 10% on sweets, 25% on magazines 15% on games How much did Jamie have left? Show your working

Answer 1

Total money left with Jamie = £13

Explanation:

Jamie received pocket money = £26

He spent on sweets = 10% of total pocket money

Expense on magazines = 25% of the total money

Expense on games = 15% of the pocket money

Total expenditure on sweets, magazines and games =
`(10)/(100)+(25)/(100)+(15)/(100)`

=
`(50)/(100)` Or 50% of the pocket money he received

Therefore, money left with Jamie = 50% of total money he received as pocket money

=
`(50)/(100)* 26`

= £13