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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-10-08

You spend \(\frac{1}{2}\) of your allowance on Monday. On Tuesday, you spend \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the amount you have left. On Wednesday, you spend half of what remains. What fraction of your allowance do you have left?

Asked by lady23bug

Answer (3)

1/2 of 1 is 1/2 1/2 of 1/2 is 1/4 1/2 of 1/4 is 1/8 You have 1/8 of your allowance left.

Answered by i3clynn | 2024-06-10

You have 1/8
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Answered by s1893252 | 2024-06-15

After spending across three days, you have \(\frac{1}{8}\) of your allowance remaining. You first spent half, then half of what was left, and finally half of what was left again. Each step reduces your remaining allowance by half of the previous amount.
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Answered by i3clynn | 2024-09-26