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Question 10c

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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.On Friday, Owen spent 40% of what he had left on Thursday. How much had he left at the end of Friday? (2 marks)

Question 10c diagram

Answer: $ 33

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4 gaps → 20 1 gap → 20 ÷ 4 = 5

thursday → 60 - 5 = $55

"On Friday, Owen spent 40% of what he had left on Thursday. "

friday spent → 40% of thursday left = 40% x $55 = $22

friday left → 55 - 22 = $33

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