what is 15 % of £5.20 ?

Question

Jack spends 15 % of his money (£5.20)on sweets  and 35% on magazines.He saves the rest work out how much he spends and saves each week?

 

sweets    .............            p

magazines £.....

savings £...............

Answer 1

What is 15% of 5.20 pounds?

"what" means x

"is" means =

"%" means /100

"of" means *

x = 15/100 * 5.2

x = 0.78

Answer:  0.78 pounds spent on sweets.

.

How much is 35% of 5.20 pounds?

x = 35/100 * 5.20

x = 1.82

Answer:  1.82 pounds spent on magazines.

.

How much is left?

100% - 15% - 35% = 50%

Jack has 50% left.

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How much is 50% of 5.20 pounds?

x = 50/100 * 5.20

x = 2.60

Answer: Jack has 2.60 pounds left.