2009 CEMC Gauss (Grade 8) Problems/Problem 7
Problem
Kayla went to the fair with 
. She spent 
of her on rides, and 
of her on food. How much money did she spend?
Solution 1
We can calculate how much she spent on her rides, then the amount she spent on food, and then add them together.
For the rides, she spent:
For the food, she spent:
Thus, altogether, she spent:
~anabel.disher
Solution 2
We can combine the fractions to see what fraction of the she spent altogether:
We can now multiply this by the she was given to see how much she spent altogether:
~anabel.disher
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