Fraction of a Remainder - Word Problems

June spent 1/5 of her money on food and 1/4 of the remainder on stationery. What fraction of her money was left?

• 9/20 was left
• 11/20 was left
• 3/5 was left
• 2/5 was left

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Kim spent 1/2 of her money and gave 1/8 of the remainder to her family. What fraction of her money was left?

• 3/8 was left
• 5/8 was left
• 9/16 was left
• 7/16 was left

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Danny had $100 for the week. He spent 1/5 of his money on transport and 3/4 of the remainder on food. How much money did he have left?

• 5
• 20
• 25
• 40

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Ali has 150 marbles, which are red, blue and green. 2/5 of them are red and 1/3 of the remainder are blue. How many of them are green?

• 30
• 40
• 60
• 80

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A fish shop had guppies, goldfish and catfish, and there were 120 fishes altogether. 3/8 of the fishes are guppies and 2/5 of the remainder are goldfish. How many catfish are there?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Devi spent 3/7 of her salary on a watch and 1/4 of the remainder on a bag. If she had $390 left, how much money did she have at first? (no need units)

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A bookshop has 1800 different books, English books, Chinese books and Malay books. 5/9 of the books are English books and 3/8 of the remainder are Chinese books. How many books are Malay books?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Mrs Lim baked 80 cupcakes. She sold 1/4 of the muffins and gave away 5/6 of the remainder. How many muffins were left ?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Mr Muthu had 200 fruits. 2/5 of them were bananas, 1/2 of the remainder were apples, and the rest were oranges. How many oranges did he have?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A bread shop had 240 pieces of bread for sale, hotdog bread, cheese bread and jam bread. 3/5 of the bread are hotdog bread, and 1/6 of the remainder are cheese bread. How many jam bread are there?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3