Alicia spent
115 of her salary on a slow cooker and
114 of the remainder on a blender. If she saved the remaining $689, how much was her salary?
| Slow Cooker |
Blender |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 1 |
14 |
|
15 |
| |
1 |
13 |
14 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
13 u |
|
15 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the slow cooker =
115 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
115 =
1415 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
114 =
1314 Total salary = 15 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 1 u
Amount spent on the blender = 1 u
Amount of savings = 13 u
13 u = 689
1 u = 689 ÷ 13 = 53
Alicia's salary
= 15 u
= 15 x 53
= $795
Answer(s): $795
