Lane went to the bookstore he spent 1/3 of his money on a pen and 4/6 of it on books what fraction of his money did he have left

Answer: I believe that it might be $1.00

Step-by-step explanation: Well the problem doesn't tell you how much money he HAD, so if you do 1/3+4/6 you should get 6/6 or 1 as the amount that Lane had.

First, you have to find a common denominator between 3 and 6. 3 goes into 6 evenly, so 6 is the lowest common denominator. (always go with the lowest common denominator.) Since 3 goes into 6 2 times, what you do to the denominator you do to the numerator.

1/3 x 2 = 2/6. 4/6 stays the same bc the denominator is already 6.

Now, 4/6 - 2/6 = 2/6

Lane had 2/6 of his money left.

Final answer:2/6