Question

Kim paycheck was $257.20. She put 1/4 of her paycheck into a savings account and used 1/3 of what was left to pay bills. How much money does she have remaining from her paycheck

Answer 1

To determine how much of her paycheck she put into her savings account, divide the total amount by 4:

257.2 / 4 = 64.3

A fourth of Kim's paycheck is $64.30; this is the amount she put into her savings account.

Since Kim now has 1/3 of her paycheck, we know that the 1/3 of what was left which she used to pay bills is equal to the amount she put into her savings account: $64.30.

Now, since we know that Kim had took out two equal amounts of money from her paycheck which were fourths, we know that whatever she has left will be half of that:

257.2 / 2 = 128.6

Answer:
Sue has $128.60 remaining from her paycheck.