Xylia spent ¹₆ of her salary on a blender and ²₃ of the remainder on a refrigerator. If she saved the remaining $125, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the blender = ¹₆

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

Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 - ²₃
= ¹₃

Blender	Remainder		Total
1x3	5x3		6x3
	Refrigerator	Savings
	2x5	1x5
3 u	10 u	5 u	18 u

The remainder and the total amount on the refrigerator and the savings are the same. Make the remainder and the total amount on the refrigerator and the savings the same.  LCM of 5 and 3 is 15.

Total salary = 18 u

Amount spent of the blender = 3 u
Amount spent on the refrigerator = 10 u
Amount of savings = 5 u

5 u = 125

1 u = 125 ÷ 5 = 25

Xylia's salary
= 18 u
= 18 x 25
= $450

Answer(s): $450