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Joe had R150. He spent 2/5 of the money on a shirt, and then he spent 2/3 of the money that was left to buy a cap. How much money did he have left?

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4 parts
a

R60\text{R}60

b

R90\text{R}90

c

R60\text{R}60

d

R30\text{R}30

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7. Joe had R150. He spent 25\frac{2}{5} of the money on a shirt, and then he spent 23\frac{2}{3} of the money that was left to buy a cap.

Part a· 1 step

How much did the shirt cost?

  1. Calculate 25\frac{2}{5} of R150.

    $$
    \text{Shirt cost} = \frac{2}{5} \times \text{R}150
    $$
    $$
    \text{Shirt cost} = 2 \times \frac{150}{5}
    $$
    $$
    \text{Shirt cost} = 2 \times 30 = \text{R}60
    $$
    The shirt cost $\boxed{\text{R}60}$.
    

Part b

R90\text{R}90

How much money did he have left after buying the shirt?

  1. Subtract the shirt cost from the initial amount.

    $$
    \text{Money left after shirt} = \text{R}150 - \text{R}60
    $$
    $$
    \text{Money left after shirt} = \text{R}90
    $$
    He had $\boxed{\text{R}90}$ left after buying the shirt.
    

Part c

R60\text{R}60

How much did the cap cost?

  1. Calculate 23\frac{2}{3} of the money left (R90).

    $$
    \text{Cap cost} = \frac{2}{3} \times \text{R}90
    $$
    $$
    \text{Cap cost} = 2 \times \frac{90}{3}
    $$
    $$
    \text{Cap cost} = 2 \times 30 = \text{R}60
    $$
    The cap cost $\boxed{\text{R}60}$.
    

Part d

R30\text{R}30

How much money did he have left after buying the cap?

  1. Subtract the cap cost from the money left after buying the shirt.

    $$
    \text{Money left after cap} = \text{R}90 - \text{R}60
    $$
    $$
    \text{Money left after cap} = \text{R}30
    $$
    He had $\boxed{\text{R}30}$ left after buying the cap.
    
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