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Question 10b

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Owen was given $200 pocket money to spend over 5 days. The line graph below shows the amount of money Owen had left at the end of each day from Monday to Thursday.What fraction of his pocket money did Owen spend on Tuesday? (1 mark)

Question 10b diagram

Answer: 1/4

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4 gaps → 20 1 gap → 20 ÷ 4 = 5

tuesday left → $120 tuesday spent → monday left - tuesday left = $170 - $120 = $50

fraction spent on Tuesday → 50 / 200 = 1 / 4

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