Maria uses 40% of her pocket money to buy shoes,then she used 30%of the remainder to buy adictionary .find the percentage of her pocket money.
after shoes, 60% of her money is left
after dictionary, 70% of the 60% is left or, (.7)(.6) or .42 or 42% of her money is left
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To calculate the total percentage of Maria's pocket money used for buying shoes and a dictionary, we need to find the remaining percentage.
Step 1: Calculate the percentage of pocket money used to buy shoes.
Maria uses 40% of her pocket money to buy shoes, so 100% - 40% = 60% of her pocket money remains.
Step 2: Calculate the percentage of the remaining money used to buy a dictionary.
Maria used 30% of the remainder to buy a dictionary, so 60% - (30% x 60%) = 60% - 18% = 42% of her pocket money remains.
Therefore, the percentage of Maria's pocket money is 42%.
To find the percentage of Maria's pocket money, we can calculate the remaining percentage after she buys the shoes and the dictionary.
Step 1: Calculate the percentage of pocket money used to buy shoes.
Maria uses 40% of her pocket money to buy shoes, meaning she has 100% - 40% = 60% of her pocket money remaining.
Step 2: Calculate the percentage of the remainder used to buy a dictionary.
Maria uses 30% of the remainder (60%) to buy a dictionary, which is 60% * 30% = 18% of her original pocket money.
Step 3: Calculate the percentage of pocket money remaining.
Maria has 60% - 18% = 42% of her original pocket money remaining.
Therefore, the percentage of her pocket money is 42%.