Macey wants to buy gifts for her mom and brother. She decides to spend 1/2 of the money she has on her mom and 1/3 of the money she has on her brother. What fractional portion of her money does she have left after purchasing the two gifts?(1 point)

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Answer 1

Let's say Macey has $x

Macey spends 1/2 *x on her mom, leaving her with 1/2 * x = (2/2)(1/2) * x = 2/4 * x = 1/2 * x = x/2

Macey spends 1/3 * x on her brother, leaving her with 1/3 * x = (2/2)(1/3) * x = 2/6 * x = 1/3 * x = x/3

The total fraction of her money left is (x/2) + (x/3) = 3x/6 + 2x/6 = 5x/6

Therefore, Macey has 5x/6 of her money left. Answer: \boxed{5/6}.

Answer 2

wrong answer

Answer 3

I apologize for the incorrect solution.

If Macey spends 1/2 of her money on her mom and 1/3 of her money on her brother, then she is left with 1 - 1/2 - 1/3 = 1/6 of her money. Therefore, she has 1/6 of her money left. Answer: \boxed{1/6}.

Answer 4

The answer is 1/6