need fractions help please
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need fractions help please
my daughter need help pls
the question is
jane spent a quarter of her pocket money on a book, saved half of it and spent the rest on sweets. if she spent £1.25 on sweets how much did she have at first?
the answer is £5
but how
the question is
jane spent a quarter of her pocket money on a book, saved half of it and spent the rest on sweets. if she spent £1.25 on sweets how much did she have at first?
the answer is £5
but how
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Re: need maths help please
Hi Agah
We know that Jane spent a quarter on a book, saved half and spent the rest (ie another quarter) on sweets
if the sweets were £1.25 and that is a quarter of the total then the total must be £1.25 * 4 = £5.00
We know that Jane spent a quarter on a book, saved half and spent the rest (ie another quarter) on sweets
if the sweets were £1.25 and that is a quarter of the total then the total must be £1.25 * 4 = £5.00
Re: need maths help please
thank you very much hermanmunster