Question

Bo paid bills with 1/2 of his paycheck snd put 1/5 of the remainder in savings. The rest of his paycheck he divided equally among the college accounts of his 3 children.
A. what fraction of his paycheck went into each childs account?
B. If Bo deposited $400 in each childs account, how much money was in Bo's original paycheck?

Answer 1

1/5 - 1/2 = 3/10
1/10 + 1/10 + 1/10 = 3/10