Alicia spent
111 of her salary on a stand mixer and
110 of the remainder on a slow cooker. If she saved the remaining $792, how much was her salary?
| Stand Mixer |
Slow Cooker |
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 stand mixer =
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 stand mixer = 1 u
Amount spent on the slow cooker = 1 u
Amount of savings = 9 u
9 u = 792
1 u = 792 ÷ 9 = 88
Alicia's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 88
= $968
Answer(s): $968
