SOLUTION: Fuzzy spent 0.25 of his weekly allowance on snacks, 3/8 on a book and saved the remaining $45.00. Calculate a) Fuzzy's weekly allowance b) The decimal fraction of his allowance

SOLUTION: Fuzzy spent 0.25 of his weekly allowance on snacks, 3/8 on a book and saved the remaining $45.00. Calculate a) Fuzzy's weekly allowance b) The decimal fraction of his allowance

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Question 794999: Fuzzy spent 0.25 of his weekly allowance on snacks, 3/8 on a book and saved the remaining $45.00. Calculate
a) Fuzzy's weekly allowance
b) The decimal fraction of his allowance that he saved.
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.25+0.60=0.85
1.00-0.85=0.15
45/0.15=$300.00
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45/300=0.15=15%
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