Avian spent
111 of her salary on a slow cooker and
310 of the remainder on a speaker. If she saved the remaining $553, how much was her salary?
Slow Cooker |
Speaker |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
1 |
10 |
|
11 |
|
3 |
7 |
10 |
|
1 u |
3 u |
7 u |
|
11 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the slow cooker =
111 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
111 =
1011 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
310 =
710 Total salary = 11 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 1 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 3 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 553
1 u = 553 ÷ 7 = 79
Avian's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 79
= $869
Answer(s): $869