Question

Amy spent $90 at the store. She spent 1/3 of her money on food, 1/6 of her money on school supplies, and 1/9 of her money on soda. How much did she spend on school supplies?

Answer 1

Given:

Amy spent $90 at the store.

She spent
`(1)/(3)` of her money on food,
`(1)/(6)` of her money on school supplies, and
`(1)/(9)` of her money on soda.

To find:

How much did she spend on school supplies?

Solution:

According to the given information, Amy spend
`(1)/(6)` of her money on school supplies.

Amy spent $90 at the store. So,

Money spend on school supplies =
`(1)/(6)* 90`

=
`15`

Therefore, Amy spend $15 on school supplies.