carol spends 1 / 4 of her savings on a stereo and 1 / 2 less than she spent on the stereo for a television . what fraction of her savings did she spend on the stereo and television ?
"total savings = s amount spent on stereo = ( 1 / 4 ) s amount spent on television = ( 1 - 1 / 2 ) ( 1 / 4 ) s = ( 1 / 2 ) * ( 1 / 4 ) * s = ( 1 / 8 ) s ( stereo + tv ) / total savings = s ( 1 / 4 + 1 / 8 ) / s = 3 / 8 answer : d"
divide(1, 4)