Alisa spent
313 of her salary on a deep fryer and
310 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $301, how much was her salary?
Deep Fryer |
Stand Mixer |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
3 |
10 |
|
13 |
|
3 |
7 |
10 |
|
3 u |
3 u |
7 u |
|
13 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the deep fryer =
313 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
313 =
1013 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
310 =
710 Total salary = 13 u
Amount spent on the deep fryer = 3 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 3 u
Amount of savings = 7 u
7 u = 301
1 u = 301 ÷ 7 = 43
Alisa's salary
= 13 u
= 13 x 43
= $559
Answer(s): $559