Kate sold 12 of her paintings and purchased 7 more. if kate has 21 paintings now, how many paintings did she have to begin with?
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<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)