Question

Ariana spent a quarter of her allowance on sweets and she put one third of the remainder in her piggy bank. If she had twenty dollars left, what was her allowance

Answer 1

$40

Explanation:

Ariana spent a quarter of her allowance

1 - 1/4 = 3/4 was left

put one third of the remainder in her piggy bank

1/3 * 3/4 = 1/4

She spent 1/4 and piggy banked 1/4

so the $20 she had left was half her allowance.

allowance was $40

Ariana gets a very large allowance!