Amy spent
19 of her salary on a speaker and
18 of the remainder on a lamp. If she saved the remaining $476, how much was her salary?
Speaker |
Lamp |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
1 |
8 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
7 |
8 |
|
1 u |
1 u |
7 u |
|
9 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker =
19 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
19 =
89 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
18 =
78 Total salary = 9 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 1 u
Amount spent on the lamp = 1 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 476
1 u = 476 ÷ 7 = 68
Amy's salary
= 9 u
= 9 x 68
= $612
Answer(s): $612