Question

Tom has £140. He spent 3/5 of it. How much did he spend?

Answer 1

Answer:

Tom spent = £84

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Money Tom has = £140

Tom spent = $\sf{\dfrac{3}{5}}$

To find :

Money how much did he spent

Taken :

To find the money he spent use this formula -:

$\boxed{\sf{M=\dfrac{3}{5}\times T}}$

Where,

M = Money Tom spent

T = Total money Tom has

Solution :

$:\implies\sf{M=\dfrac{3}{\cancel{5}}\times\cancel{140}}$

$:\implies\sf{M=3\times28}$

$:\implies\sf{M=84}$

So , the Tom spent £84 .

Extra -:

Money saved by Tom -:

$:\implies\sf{140-84}$

$:\implies\sf{56}$

So , the money saved by Tom is £56 .