Perry spent ³₅ of his salary and gave $678 to his wife. Of the remaining amount, he saved ¹₄ of it and gave ³₇ of it to his brothers. He then donated ²₃ of what he had left away and gave the remaining $16 to his son. What was Perry's salary?

Spent	Wife	Saved	Brothers	Donated	Son	Total
3 u	2 u					5 u
	$678	1 p	3 p
			3x3	4x3
				2x4	1x4
			9 b	8 b	4 b $16

Amount that his son received = 4 b

4 b = 16
1 b = 16 ÷ 4 = 4

Amount of his salary given to his brothers, his donations and his son
= 9 b + 8 b + 4 b
= 21 b
= 21 x 4
= $84

3 p = 84 
1 p = 84 ÷ 3 = 28

Amount of his salary given to his savings, his brothers, his donations and his son
= 1 p + 3 p
= 4 p
= 4 x 28
= $112

Amount of his salary given to his wife, his savings, his brothers, his donations and his son
= 678 + 112
= $790 

2 u = 790 
1 u = 790 ÷ 2 = 395

Perry's salary
= 5 u
= 5 x 395
= $1975

Answer(s): $1975