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 [tex]\frac{3}{10}[/tex] of his saving left.
Step-by-step 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)
[tex]x = 1- (\frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{2})[/tex]
[tex]x = 1- (\frac{2+5}{10})[/tex]
[tex]x = 1- (\frac{7}{10})[/tex]
[tex]x =\frac{10-7}{10}[/tex]
[tex]x =\frac{3}{10}[/tex]
