Winnie spent ¹₆ of her salary on a television set and ³₄ of the remainder on a lamp. If she saved the remaining $150, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the television set = ¹₆

Fraction of the salary on the remainder
= 1 - ¹₆
= ⁵₆

Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 - ³₄
= ¹₄

Television Set	Remainder		Total
1x4	5x4		6x4
	Lamp	Savings
	3x5	1x5
4 u	15 u	5 u	24 u

The remainder and the total amount on the lamp and the savings are the same. Make the remainder and the total amount on the lamp and the savings the same.  LCM of 5 and 4 is 20.

Total salary = 24 u

Amount spent of the television set = 4 u
Amount spent on the lamp = 15 u
Amount of savings = 5 u

5 u = 150

1 u = 150 ÷ 5 = 30

Winnie's salary
= 24 u
= 24 x 30
= $720

Answer(s): $720