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Edmund spent 35 of his money on crayons and 12 of the remainder on colour pencils.If he spent $18 on crayons, how much did he spend on colour pencils?

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Edmund's Spending

Edmund spent 35% of his money on crayons and 12% of the remainder on colour pencils. If he spent $18 on crayons, how much did he spend on colour pencils?

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Solution

Sure, let's solve this step by step:

Step 1: Determine the total amount of money Edmund had initially. If 18represents3/5ofhismoney,thentofindthetotalamount,wedivide18 represents 3/5 of his money, then to find the total amount, we divide 18 by 3/5.

18÷(3/5)=18 ÷ (3/5) = 30

Step 2: Calculate the remainder of his money after buying crayons. Since he spent 18oncrayons,hehad18 on crayons, he had 30 - 18=18 = 12 left.

Step 3: Determine how much he spent on colour pencils. If he spent 1/2 of the remainder on colour pencils, then he spent 1/2 * 12=12 = 6 on colour pencils.

So, Edmund spent $6 on colour pencils.

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