Question

Bertie won the lottery! He spends 4/5 of his money on a large house. He spends 3/4 of his REMAINING money on a luxury yacht. He spends 2/3 of his remaning money on a trip to space. He gives the remaning $50,000 to a charity. How much did he win?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Step 1

Find the fraction of the money he gave the charity

Let the total amount he had = 1

Bertie won the lottery! He spends 4/5 of his money on a large house. He spends 3/4 of his REMAINING money on a luxury yacht. He spends 2/3 of his remaning money on a trip to space.

Fraction of money he gave to charity =

1 - (4/5 + 3/4 + 2/3)

He gives the remaning $50,000 to a charity. How much did he win?