Question

You spend half of your allowance on Monday. On Tuesday, you spend half of what is left. Then on Wednesday, you spend half of what remains. What fraction of your allowance do you have left?

Answer 1

Answer:
`(1)/(8)`

Explanation:

Let x represent the amount of your allowance.

Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday = Remainder of allowance

`(1)/(2)x` *
`(1)/(2)` *
`(1)/(2)` =
`(1)/(2*2*2)x`

=
`(1)/(8)x`