Cathy spent ¹₆ of her salary on a speaker and ³₄ of the remainder on a gas stove. If she saved the remaining $195, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the speaker = ¹₆

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

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

Speaker	Remainder		Total
1x4	5x4		6x4
	Gas Stove	Savings
	3x5	1x5
4 u	15 u	5 u	24 u

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

Total salary = 24 u

Amount spent of the speaker = 4 u
Amount spent on the gas stove = 15 u
Amount of savings = 5 u

5 u = 195

1 u = 195 ÷ 5 = 39

Cathy's salary
= 24 u
= 24 x 39
= $936

Answer(s): $936