Question

a man finds 1 hundred dollars and he keeps one half of it, gives 1 fourth if it to someone and and gives another 1 fifth of it to some else and he puts the rest in savings. how much did he give everyone​

Answer 1

The man kept half of the 100 dollars, which is 50 dollars. He gave 1/4 of the remaining 50 dollars to someone else, which is 12.5 dollars. He then gave 1/5 of the remaining 37.5 dollars to someone else, which is 7.5 dollars. The man put the rest in savings, which is 30 dollars. Therefore, he gave away a total of 20 dollars.