Alice spent
213 of her salary on a toaster and
311 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $632, how much was her salary?
| Toaster |
Stand Mixer |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 2 |
11 |
|
13 |
| |
3 |
8 |
11 |
|
| 2 u |
3 u |
8 u |
|
13 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the toaster =
213 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
213 =
1113 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
311 =
811 Total salary = 13 u
Amount spent on the toaster = 2 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 3 u
Amount of savings = 8 u
8 u = 632
1 u = 632 ÷ 8 = 79
Alice's salary
= 13 u
= 13 x 79
= $1027
Answer(s): $1027
