Annie spent
111 of her salary on a water heater and
310 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $476, how much was her salary?
| Water Heater |
Stand Mixer |
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 water heater =
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 water heater = 1 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 3 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 476
1 u = 476 ÷ 7 = 68
Annie's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 68
= $748
Answer(s): $748
