Alice spent
314 of her salary on a slow cooker and
311 of the remainder on a blender. If she saved the remaining $408, how much was her salary?
| Slow Cooker |
Blender |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 3 |
11 |
|
14 |
| |
3 |
8 |
11 |
|
| 3 u |
3 u |
8 u |
|
14 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the slow cooker =
314 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
314 =
1114 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
311 =
811 Total salary = 14 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 3 u
Amount spent on the blender = 3 u
Amount of savings = 8 u
8 u = 408
1 u = 408 ÷ 8 = 51
Alice's salary
= 14 u
= 14 x 51
= $714
Answer(s): $714
