Brian spends 2/5 of his wages on rent and 1/2 on food. If he makes £370 per week, how much money does he have left?

£37

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Weekly earnings= £370

Amount spent on Rent is 2/5 of  £370

= 2/5* 370

=0.4*370

=£148

Amount spent on food is 1/2 of  £370

= 1/2* 370

=0.5*370

=£185

The total expenses is

=148+185

=£333

The amount left is

=370-333

=£37

y = 0.77(x)

step-by-step explanation:

the jacket retains this value after 23% cut or retains 77% of original value. plug original 87 jacket price for x and the remaining value should be y.