Question

A man budgets 2/5 of his pay on food and 2/7 on meat.What fraction of his pay is left ?

Answer 1

Get a common denominator of 35

2/5 times 7/7 = 14/35
2/7 times 5/5 = 10/35

He uses 24/35 what is left.. subtract from 1 or 35/35