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24 May, 14:17

In a family's monthly budget, 2/5 of the income is spend on housing and 1/5 of the income is spent on food. How would you determine how much of the budget is left to be spent on items other than housing or food

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  1. 24 May, 18:16
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    2/5 is left

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Add the two you have so far together. 2/5+1/5=3/5

    So 3/5 of your budget is used. 3/5 is a fraction, meaning that 5 is the whole.

    Subtract 3 from 5 and you get 2. There are 2/5 left in the budget for everything else.
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