Question

Belinda is given pocket money every week by her mother. She *saves one-half* of it, spends *one-quarter* of it on *magazine* and *one-third* of the reminder on *sweet.* She is left with *80pesewas* in her purse. *How much pocket money is she given every week?

Answer 1

Hi friend,

See,

Let, total amount of money she gets=x

amount she saves=1/2

amount she spends on magazine=1/4

amount she spends on sweets=1/3

amount left at the end=80

Therefore,

x/2+x/4+x/3+80/1=x

take the LCM

6/12+3/12+4/12+1060/12=x

x=1073/12

hope this helps you...