Question

Samantha spends 1/3 of her monthly budget on food and 2/5 of her monthly budget on shopping for clothes. Food and shopping total $253. What is Samantha's monthly budget?

Answer 1

$\frac{1}{3} + \frac{2}{5} = \frac{11}{15}$

$\frac{11}{15}x = 253\\\\x = 345$

$345 is your answer