Having received his weekly allowance, a student spent 2/5 of his allowance at the arcade. The next day he spent one third of his remaining allowance at the toy store, and then spent his last $1.20 at the candy store. What is this student’s weekly allowance?  Choices
A) $2.00 B) $2.25 C) $2.50 D) $2.75 E) $3.00
Let x be the value of the weekly allowance.   (2/3)(3/5)x = 120 cents   (2/5)x = 120   x = $3.00   The answer is $3.00.
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Having received his weekly allowance, a student spent 2/5 of his allowance at the arcade. The next day he spent one third of his remaining allowance at the toy store, and then spent his last $1.20 at the candy store. What is this student’s weekly allowance?