Question

Sarah got £72 for her birthday. She spent 40% of the money on

clothes and 1/6 of the remaining money on makeup. How much did she
have left over? ​

Answer 1

Solution: She has £36 remaining.

To solve this is fairly simple. First we multiple 72 by .4 to get 40%. This gives us 28.8.

We then subtract 28.8 by 72 to get the money she has remaining after she spends 40%. The answer to this is 43.2

Then she spends 1/6 on makeup. So we divide 43.2 by 6 and multiply again by 5, which gives us 36.