Alice spent
211 of her salary on a slow cooker and
29 of the remainder on a food processor. If she saved the remaining $532, how much was her salary?
Slow Cooker |
Food Processor |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
2 |
9 |
|
11 |
|
2 |
7 |
9 |
|
2 u |
2 u |
7 u |
|
11 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the slow cooker =
211 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
211 =
911 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
29 =
79 Total salary = 11 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 2 u
Amount spent on the food processor = 2 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 532
1 u = 532 ÷ 7 = 76
Alice's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 76
= $836
Answer(s): $836