Alfred spend 1/4 of his money on food, 1/3 on clothing and saved the rest. If he saved £72000.00, how much did he spend on food?

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asked Jul 6, 2018 145k views

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Surazzarus · Answer 1 · 2018-07-12T03:39:37+0000

We have £72000 in all. The question asks for how much he spent on food. The question also states that he spent
(1)/(4)

of his money on food. Using this data, we can do

(1)/(4)*72000=1800

He spent £1800 on food