Xandra spent ³₅ of her salary on a gas stove and ²₅ of the remainder on a food processor. If she saved the remaining $228, how much was her salary?
Fraction of the salary spent on the gas stove = ³₅

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

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

Gas Stove	Remainder		Total
3x5	2x5		5x5
	Food Processor	Savings
	2x2	3x2
15 u	4 u	6 u	25 u

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

Total salary = 25 u

Amount spent of the gas stove = 15 u
Amount spent on the food processor = 4 u
Amount of savings = 6 u

6 u = 228

1 u = 228 ÷ 6 = 38

Xandra's salary
= 25 u
= 25 x 38
= $950

Answer(s): $950