Question

Johnson spend 1/2 of his food and 5/12 on clothes What fraction of his salary is remaining
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Answer 1

1/12

Explanation:

Say his starting salary is x.

Food is: 1/2 x

Drip is: 5/12 x

So, we add those together and get:

1/2x+5/12x

=6/12x+5/12x

=11/12x.

However, 11/12x is the total amount he spent. We need to subtract the total salary (x) to 11/12x find what he has left. So, the answer is:
12x/12x-11/12x

=1/12x