Question

sally has to pay 1/3 of her paycheck in tax. After paying tax, she spends 2/5 of the remainig money on rent. What fraction of her paycheck remains after she pays rent? Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

2/5

Explanation:

3/5 * 2/3 = 2/5

Answer 2

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Answer:

2/5

Explanation:

After paying 1/3 in tax, 2/3 of Sally's paycheck remains.

After paying 2/5 of that, 3/5 of that 2/3 remains. The remaining fraction is ...

(3/5)(2/3) = 2/5

After the indicated payments, 2/5 of Sally's paycheck remains.