Adelia spent
110 of her salary on a speaker and
19 of the remainder on a kettle. If she saved the remaining $384, how much was her salary?
Speaker |
Kettle |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
1 |
9 |
|
10 |
|
1 |
8 |
9 |
|
1 u |
1 u |
8 u |
|
10 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker =
110 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
110 =
910 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
19 =
89 Total salary = 10 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 1 u
Amount spent on the kettle = 1 u
Amount of savings = 8 u
8 u = 384
1 u = 384 ÷ 8 = 48
Adelia's salary
= 10 u
= 10 x 48
= $480
Answer(s): $480