Mrs lee was given $1200 every month for the household expenses . she used 17/24 of it to buy food for the family. 5/7 of the remainder for the clothes and other expenses. She put the remainder money into the bank as savings for the family. Find the amount she put into the bank

Answer 1

spending 17/24 leaves 7/24
5/7 of 7/24 = 5/24
so, she has spent a total of 12/24 = 1/2 of her money
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Answer 2

Remainder = 1200 - (17/24)*1200 = $350.

Bank = 350 - (5/7)*350 =

Answer 3

oops - dunno what I was thinking! 7+5=12, but not 17+5 !
:-(