last Monday Matthew was given his pocket money, which is meant to last him a whole week.

On Monday he spent a quarter of his money.
On Tuesday he spent a third of the remaining money.
On Wednesday he spent half of the remaining money.
On Thursday he spent his last £1.25.
How much money did Matthew have?



Answer :

Double £1.25
on wednesday he had £2.50
£2.50 = 2/3 of tuesdays money
on tuesday he had £3.75
£3.75 = 3/4 of mondays money

Matthew was given £5 for his pocket money.

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