Jaime has a budget in which 1/4 of the money is for photocopying 3/7 of the money is for computer expenses and the rest of the money is for student tutors. What fraction of Jaime budget is for student tutors?
let x-------> Jaime budget s------> fraction of Jaime budget for student tutors we know that x=(1/4)x+(3/7)x+s
3/7 is equal to-----> (3/7)*(2/2)----> 6/14 substitute x=(1/4)x+(6/14)x+s x=(7/14)x+s s=x-(7/14)x s=(7/14)x-------> (1/2)x------> half of the budget is for student tutors.
the answer is half of the budget is for student tutors
