Mr. Scruggs got some money for his birthday. He spent 1/5 of it on dog treats. Then, he divided the he divided the remainder equally among his 3 favorite charities. What fraction of his money did each charity receive? If he donated $60 to each charity, how much money did he receive for his birthday

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Gregory Kidd

10 July, 06:28

Mr. Scruggs got some money for his birthday. He spent 1/5 of it on dog treats. Then, he divided the he divided the remainder equally among his 3 favorite charities. What fraction of his money did each charity receive? If he donated $60 to each charity, how much money did he receive for his birthday

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Coby · Answer 1

The remainder after dog treat is 4/5

On diving amongst 3 charities;

4/5:3=4/15

4/15 is equivalent to 60

Then 15/15 will be equivalent 15*60/4

= 225 dollars