Sara spends 2/5 of her salary on rent and 1/3 of the remainder on food, what fraction of her salary is left after Sara pays the rent?
1 Answer
Nov 20, 2016
2/5
Explanation:
From the statement, 5/5 – 2/5 = 3/5 of her salary is left after rent payment. One-third of that value is thus 1/3 * 3/5 = 1/5.
So, with 2/5 for rent and 1/5 for food, the remaining salary left is
5/5 – 2/5 -1/5 = 2/5.
