SOLUTION: Andrew’s monthly salary was $4200. Every month, he would give 3/10 of his
salary to his parents and pay $850 for his car loan. He would also spent 2/5 of
the remaining money
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Question 1184918: Andrew’s monthly salary was $4200. Every month, he would give 3/10 of his
salary to his parents and pay $850 for his car loan. He would also spent 2/5 of
the remaining money on food and save the rest.
(a) How much did he save every month?
(b) What fraction of his monthly salary did he spend on his car loan and food?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$4200 a month
$1260 is 30%
$850 went to loan
$2090 is left
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2/5 of the last, or $836, went to food.
He saved $1254 a month
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He spent $1686 on loan and food
1686/4200 is the unreduced fraction, or 281/700
This is 0.401 in decimal form
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