A student spent \( \frac{1}{5} \) of his allowances on books, \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the remainder on food and kept the rest for contingences. What fraction w...

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2009 Subject: General Mathematics

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A student spent \( \frac{1}{5} \) of his allowances on books, \( \frac{1}{3} \) of the remainder on food and kept the rest for contingences. What fraction was kept?

Answer Details
Spent  1 5  on books remaining  4 5
spent  1 3  of  4 5  on food
4 5  x  1 3  =  4 15
therefore,  4 5  -  4 15
=  12 − 4 15
=  8 15

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