Deon paid bills with 1/2 of his paycheck and put 1/5 of the remainder in savings. The rest of his paycheck he divided equally among the college accounts of his 3 children. What fraction of his paycheck went into each child's account?

Respuesta :

[tex]\frac{3}{10}[/tex] of his paycheck went into each child's account.

Explanation

Deon paid bills with [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] of his paycheck.

So, the remaining amount of his paycheck [tex]= 1- \frac{1}{2}= \frac{1}{2}[/tex]

Now he put [tex]\frac{1}{5}[/tex] of that remaining amount in savings. So, the amount put in savings [tex]=\frac{1}{2}*\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{10}[/tex]

The rest amount of his paycheck will be:  [tex]1-\frac{1}{10}= \frac{9}{10}[/tex]

He divided that rest amount equally among the college accounts of his 3 children.

So, the fraction of his paycheck went into each child's account [tex]= \frac{9}{10}\div 3= \frac{9}{10}\times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{3}{10}[/tex]