Deshawn earned $48 raking leaves last October. He decided to save 3/8 of his money. How much money did Deshawn save?

Question

this questio is basically asking how much three eights of his money is and subtract that from 48$

Answer 1

So if Deshawn decided to save 3/8ths of his money, then the answer of how much money did he save will be 3/8ths of the total, $48. 

Therefore, you would multiply 48/1 * 3/8 and that will give you your answer.

48/1 * 3/8 = 144/8, which is 144 divided by 8. And that comes out to be 18, so Deshawn saved $18.