Question

Father gave Sue \frac{1}{8} of his money, gave Henry \frac{1}{2} of the remainder and kept the rest. Calculate the following:

a) The fraction that Henry got.

b) What fraction of the money was left? Answer

c) If father had $240.00 at the beginning, how much did father keep?

Answer 1

Remainder = 8/8 - 1/8 = 7/8.

a. 1/2 * 7/8 = 7/16 of the money.

b. 7/8 - 7/16 = 14/16 - 7/16 = 7/16 Remaining.

c. 7/16 * $240. =