Aris spent
111 of her salary on a blender and
110 of the remainder on a hand blender. If she saved the remaining $639, how much was her salary?
| Blender |
Hand Blender |
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 blender =
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 blender = 1 u
Amount spent on the hand blender = 1 u
Amount of savings = 9 u
9 u = 639
1 u = 639 ÷ 9 = 71
Aris's salary
= 11 u
= 11 x 71
= $781
Answer(s): $781
