Question

A boy spends 7/35 of his pocket money on transportation and fruits. 5/8 of the remainder on sweets. If he is with Gh¢210
a. What fraction of money does he spend on sweets?
b. What is his pocket money?

Answer 1

trans: 7/35 = 1/5, leaving 4/5
5/8 * 4/5 = 1/2 on sweets
so now he has spent 1/5 + 1/2 = 7/10 so far.
3/10 x = 210
so x = 700 that he started with

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What was the 4 divided by 5 for?

Answer 4

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