Question

Amy spent $90 at the store. She spent 1/3 of her money on food, 1/6 of her money on school supplies, and 1/9 of her money on soda. How much did she spend on school supplies?

Answer 1

Given:

Amy spent $90 at the store.

She spent $\dfrac{1}{3}$ of her money on food, $\dfrac{1}{6}$ of her money on school supplies, and $\dfrac{1}{9}$ of her money on soda.

To find:

How much did she spend on school supplies?

Solution:

According to the given information, Amy spend $\dfrac{1}{6}$ of her money on school supplies.

Amy spent $90 at the store. So,

Money spend on school supplies = $\dfrac{1}{6}\times 90$

                                                        = $15$

Therefore, Amy spend $15 on school supplies.