Question

Jamie received £26 pocket money last week. He spent it as follows: 10% on sweets, 25% on magazines 15% on games How much did Jamie have left? Show your working

Answer 1

Answer:

Total money left with Jamie = £13

Step-by-step explanation:

Jamie received pocket money = £26

He spent on sweets = 10% of total pocket money

Expense on magazines = 25% of the total money

Expense on games = 15% of the pocket money

Total expenditure on sweets, magazines and games = $\frac{10}{100}+\frac{25}{100}+\frac{15}{100}$

= $\frac{50}{100}$ Or 50% of the pocket money he received

Therefore, money left with Jamie = 50% of total money he received as pocket money

= $\frac{50}{100}\times 26$

= £13