brian spends £22, he has £18 left. what fraction of money did he spend?

Yesterday was Brian's birthday. He had spent £22 of his birthday money. He has £18 left. What fraction of his birthday money did Brian spend?
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If he spent 22 pounds and he has 18 pounds left, then he started with 22 + 18 = 40 pounds.

If he spent 22 pounds, then the fraction of his total money that he spent is 22/40 = 11/20

Answer:  Brian spent 11/20 of his money.
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