Question

Akwasi spent 1/6 of his pocket money on food,3/5 of the remaining on transportation and 1/12 of what still remains on sweet.If he still had Gh22 left.a.Find his pocket money.
b.how much did he spend on food.
c.how much did he spend on transportation.

Answer 1

1/6 spent leaves 5/6
3/5 * 5/6 = 3/6 = 1/2 on transportation, leaving 1/3
1/12 * 1/3 = 1/36 on sweets, leaving 11/36
So, if he started with x, then 11/36 x = 22
Find x.
That is (a), and now you can answer (b) and (c)

Answer 2

Tumtuo spent1/ 4 of his money on food 1/6 of the remaining money on sweet and spent 1/5 of what still remaining on classes. If he had GHd10. 50p left on him what is the total amount of money Tumtuo had on him