Problema Solution
Robbie gets £6 pocket money each week.
He spends 3/8 of his money on comics and 1/3 of his money on books
He saves the rest of his money.
How many weeks will it take him to save £20?
Answer provided by our tutors
spent on comics = 3/8 *6 =9/4
spent on books = 1/3 * 6 =2
money saved = 6-2-9/4 =1.75
no. of weeks to save $20 = 20/1.75 = 11.4 weeks