<u>Question</u>:
Franklin saved money to buy art supplies. He used 1/5 of his savings to buy brushes. He used 1/2 of his savings to buy paint. What fraction of his savings does he have remaining?
Answer:
Franklin had
of his saving left.
Step-by-step explanation:
Amount used to buy brushes = 1/5
Amount used to buy paint = 1/2
Solution:
Let the remaining amount be x
then ,
x = 1- (amount used on buying brushes + amount used for buying paints)





This is the concept of algebra, to calculate the proportion of wool in each item we proceed as follows;
Let the amount of wool used for hat be x
amount of wool in sweater will be 5x
the amount of wool used in scarf will be x-5
therefore the total amount of wool will be:
x+5x+(x-5)=550
x+5x+x-5=550
7x-5=550
7x=550+5
7x=555
hence;
x=555/7
x=79
the amount used in hat x=79g
amount used in sweater 5x=395g
amount used in scarf=79-5=74g