Barbara spent ¹₄ of her salary on a stand mixer and ²₅ of the remainder on a blender. If she saved the remaining $252, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the stand mixer = ¹₄

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

Fraction of the remainder on savings
= 1 - ²₅
= ³₅

Stand Mixer	Remainder		Total
1x5	3x5		4x5
	Blender	Savings
	2x3	3x3
5 u	6 u	9 u	20 u

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

Total salary = 20 u

Amount spent of the stand mixer = 5 u
Amount spent on the blender = 6 u
Amount of savings = 9 u

9 u = 252

1 u = 252 ÷ 9 = 28

Barbara's salary
= 20 u
= 20 x 28
= $560

Answer(s): $560