SOLUTION: a man saves 3/10 of his income and pays 1/6 of the remainder on rent. what fraction of his income is left for other purposes?

Question 853257: a man saves 3/10 of his income and pays 1/6 of the remainder on rent. what fraction of his income is left for other purposes?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's find a common denominator first. What number do both 10 and 6 go into? I can see right off that 30 will work (it doesn't HAVE to be the lowest common denominator; you can always reduce later).
= how many 30ths? Multiply top and bottom by 3 to get
= how many 30ths? Multiply top and bottom by 5 to get
Add them together
+=
If he spends , then there will be 30-14, or left over.
What number can you reduce that fraction to?
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