SOLUTION: Mr. Moremi spends 7/8 of his salary and saves the rest. What fraction of his money did he save?

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Question 1208162: Mr. Moremi spends 7/8 of his salary and saves the rest. What fraction of his money did he save?
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, Edwin McCravy, math_tutor2020:
Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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Mr. Moremi spends 7/8 of his salary and saves the rest. What fraction of his money did he save?
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To find what fraction of his money did he save, subtract 7/8 from 1

    1 - 7%2F8 = 1%2F8.


ANSWER.  Mr. Moremi saved 1/8 of his salary.

Solved.

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Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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1%22%22-%22%227%2F8

Write 1 as 8%2F8

8%2F8%22%22-%22%227%2F8

Subtract the numerators, 8-7=1, and keep the same denominator, 8:

1%2F8

Edwin

Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
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Draw a 2 by 4 grid of rectangles. There are 8 small rectangles in total (since 2*4 = 8)

Think of it like an ice cube tray.

Shade 7 of the rectangles to represent Mr Moremi spending 7/8 of his salary.
The remaining rectangle, that's not shaded, represents 1/8 of his salary that he saves.