Question

B. Alex puts 1/4 1of his money in savings and uses 1/( 2) of the remaining money to pay back her sister. If she has GH¢15 left, how much did she have at first?

Answer 1

GH¢60

Explanation:

Alex puts 1/4 1of his money in savings and uses 1/( 2) of the remaining money to pay back her sister. If she has GH¢15 left, how much did she have at first?

Let the Total amount of Alex money = 1

We are told that she has GH¢15 left,

Hence, we find the fraction of the money she has left

1 - (1/4 + 1/2)

1 - 3/4

= 1/4

The fraction of the amount she left = 1/4

Let x represent the total amount of money that Alex had

1/4 × x = GH¢15

x / 4 = GH¢15

Cross Multiply

x = 4 × GH¢15

x = GH¢60

Therefore, Alex had GH¢60 at first