A student spent 15 1 5 of his allowances on books, 13 1 3 of the remainder on food and kept the rest for contingences. What fraction was kept?

Question 1 Report

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?

$\frac{7}{16}$

\frac{8}{15}

$\frac{2}{3}$

$\frac{4}{5}$

Answer Details

Spent

\frac{1}{5}

on books remaining

\frac{4}{5}

spent

\frac{1}{3}

of

\frac{4}{5}

on food

\frac{4}{5}

x

\frac{1}{3}

=

\frac{4}{15}

therefore,

\frac{4}{5}

-

\frac{4}{15}

=

\frac{12 - 4}{15}

=

\frac{8}{15}

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