Avian spent
111 of her salary on a speaker and
110 of the remainder on a lamp. If she saved the remaining $459, how much was her salary?
Speaker |
Lamp |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
1 |
10 |
|
11 |
|
1 |
9 |
10 |
|
1 u |
1 u |
9 u |
|
11 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker =
111 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
111 =
1011 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
110 =
910 Total salary = 11 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 1 u
Amount spent on the lamp = 1 u
Amount of savings = 9 u
9 u = 459
1 u = 459 ÷ 9 = 51
Avian's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 51
= $561
Answer(s): $561