Alisa spent
19 of her salary on a slow cooker and
18 of the remainder on a speaker. If she saved the remaining $630, how much was her salary?
| Slow Cooker |
Speaker |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 1 |
8 |
|
9 |
| |
1 |
7 |
8 |
|
| 1 u |
1 u |
7 u |
|
9 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the slow cooker =
19 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
19 =
89 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
18 =
78 Total salary = 9 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 1 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 1 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 630
1 u = 630 ÷ 7 = 90
Alisa's salary
= 9 u
= 9 x 90
= $810
Answer(s): $810
