Question

Dhruv earned some money. He spent $\frac{1}{3}$ of the money on magazines and $\frac{1}{4}$ of the money on a snack. Which of the following fractions represents the part of money he did not spend?

• A. $\frac{5}{12}$
• B. $\frac{1}{2}$
• C. $\frac{2}{3}$
• D. $\frac{5}{7}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{5}{12}$

Let the money earned by Dhruv be $x$.

Then, money on magazines is $\frac{1}{3}x$, and money spent on snack is $\frac{1}{4}x$.

So, money not spent is clearly, $x-\frac{x}{3}-\frac{x}{4}=\frac{5x}{12}$.

Hence, option A is correct.