Alice spent
27 of her salary on a speaker and
35 of the remainder on a slow cooker. If she saved the remaining $134, how much was her salary?
Speaker |
Slow Cooker |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
2 |
5 |
|
7 |
|
3 |
2 |
5 |
|
2 u |
3 u |
2 u |
|
7 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker =
27 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
27 =
57 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
35 =
25 Total salary = 7 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 2 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 3 u
Amount of savings = 2 u
2 u = 134
1 u = 134 ÷ 2 = 67
Alice's salary
= 7 u
= 7 x 67
= $469
Answer(s): $469