SOLUTION: Mr . smith spends 3/10 of his salary on taxes and 4/7 of the remainder on transport . he then spends 5/6 of the further remainder on food and deposits the rest in the bank , if he
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Question 1095124: Mr . smith spends 3/10 of his salary on taxes and 4/7 of the remainder on transport . he then spends 5/6 of the further remainder on food and deposits the rest in the bank , if he deposits 500 in the bank what is his salary ?
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, greenestamps:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
on taxes
on transport
on food
in the bank
Total salary: 500 * 20 =
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Salary x
3/10 spent; 7/10 is left
4/7 of the 7/10 used for transport, so 3/7 of the 7/10 = 3/10 is left
5/6 of the 3/10 is spent on food, so 1/6 of the 3/10 = 1/20 is left
The $500 that is left is 1/20 of his salary; his salary is 20*$500 = $10,000.
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