Aris spent
112 of her salary on a water heater and
211 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $549, how much was her salary?
| Water Heater |
Stand Mixer |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 1 |
11 |
|
12 |
| |
2 |
9 |
11 |
|
| 1 u |
2 u |
9 u |
|
12 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the water heater =
112 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
112 =
1112 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
211 =
911 Total salary = 12 u
Amount spent on the water heater = 1 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 2 u
Amount of savings = 9 u
9 u = 549
1 u = 549 ÷ 9 = 61
Aris's salary
= 12 u
= 12 x 61
= $732
Answer(s): $732
