Alice spent
213 of her salary on a lamp and
311 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $528, how much was her salary?
| Lamp |
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 lamp =
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 lamp = 2 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 3 u
Amount of savings = 8 u
8 u = 528
1 u = 528 ÷ 8 = 66
Alice's salary
= 13 u
= 13 x 66
= $858
Answer(s): $858
