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Tom earns ​$12 a week mowing lawns. He spends

1/4 of his earnings on lunch and
1/2 of his earnings on music. He saves the rest. How many dollars does Tom​ save?

User Thalatta
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5 votes

Answer:

$3

Explanation:

12$-(12$:4+12$:2)=12$-(3$+6$)=12$-9$=3$ Hope this helped!

User Odie
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Answer:

6 dollars on lunch because 36 divided by 6 is 6 lol and you should multiply 1/3 to 2/6 to have an even number so it would be 12 on music and 6 on lunch so 18 total spent and 18 saved

18 total saved

Explanation:

User Atul Darne
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