Math Problem Statement

greg spends 1/5 of his take-home pay on his mortgage and property taxes, out of the remaining money he spends 1/4 on food and 3/8 on clothes, from the money left over after these expenses, he puts 1/6 into savings, what fractional part of his take-home pay does greg have left - solve the following problem with a picture

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Fractions
Subtraction of Fractions
Sequential Percentage Allocation

Formulas

Remaining pay after mortgage = Take-home pay - (Take-home pay × Fraction spent on mortgage)
Remaining pay after food = Remaining pay - (Remaining pay × Fraction spent on food)
Remaining pay after clothes = Remaining pay - (Remaining pay × Fraction spent on clothes)
Remaining pay after savings = Remaining pay - (Remaining pay × Fraction saved)

Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8