You spend 1/2 of your allowance on Monday. On Tuesday, you spend 1/2 of the amount you have left. On Wednesday, you spend 1/2 of

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Anna71 [15]

4 years ago

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You spend 1/2 of your allowance on Monday. On Tuesday, you spend 1/2 of the amount you have left. On Wednesday, you spend 1/2 of

what remains.
What fraction of your allowance do you have left?

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dimulka [17.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-08T12:03:15+03:00

dimulka [17.4K]4 years ago

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Given that the allowance is variable. It varies in a week.
Let X = be your allowance.

Monday to Wednesday, you already incurred
Monday = X / 2
Tuesday = Monday / 2
Wednesday = Tuesday / 2

The money left you have will be
Money left = X - (Monday + Tuesday + Wednesday)