SOLUTION: Sally won some money in a lottery. If she spent 1/5 of the money for clothes and 1/3 for a computer, what fraction of the money did she have left?
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Question 458475: Sally won some money in a lottery. If she spent 1/5 of the money for clothes and 1/3 for a computer, what fraction of the money did she have left?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/5+1/3=
3/15+5/15=8/15
15/15-8/15=7/15 left
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