Aurica spent
29 of her salary on a speaker and
47 of the remainder on a stand mixer. If she saved the remaining $132, how much was her salary?
| Speaker |
Stand Mixer |
Savings |
Other total |
Total |
| 2 |
7 |
|
9 |
| |
4 |
3 |
7 |
|
| 2 u |
4 u |
3 u |
|
9 u |
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker =
29 Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 -
29 =
79 Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 -
47 =
37 Total salary = 9 u
Amount spent on the speaker = 2 u
Amount spent on the stand mixer = 4 u
Amount of savings = 3 u
3 u = 132
1 u = 132 ÷ 3 = 44
Aurica's salary
= 9 u
= 9 x 44
= $396
Answer(s): $396
