Question

Franklin saved money to buy art supplies

Answer 1

Question:

Franklin saved money to buy art supplies. He used 1/5 of his savings to buy brushes. He used 1/2 of his savings to buy paint. What fraction of his savings does he have remaining?

Answer:

Franklin had
`(3)/(10)` of his saving left.

Explanation:

Amount used to buy brushes = 1/5

Amount used to buy paint = 1/2

Solution:

Let the remaining amount be x

then ,

x = 1- (amount used on buying brushes + amount used for buying paints)

`x = 1- ((1)/(5) + (1)/(2))`

`x = 1- ((2+5)/(10))`

`x = 1- ((7)/(10))`

`x =(10-7)/(10)`

`x =(3)/(10)`