Emily spent ³₅ of her salary on a kettle and ³₅ of the remainder on a toaster oven. If she saved the remaining $148, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the kettle = ³₅

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

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

Kettle	Remainder		Total
3x5	2x5		5x5
	Toaster Oven	Savings
	3x2	2x2
15 u	6 u	4 u	25 u

The remainder and the total amount on the toaster oven and the savings are the same. Make the remainder and the total amount on the toaster oven and the savings the same.  LCM of 2 and 5 is 10.

Total salary = 25 u

Amount spent of the kettle = 15 u
Amount spent on the toaster oven = 6 u
Amount of savings = 4 u

4 u = 148

1 u = 148 ÷ 4 = 37

Emily's salary
= 25 u
= 25 x 37
= $925

Answer(s): $925