SOLUTION: A company manager spends 1/3 of his money on salaries and 1/4 of the remainder of maintenance of his company's vehicles. He had a profit of #50,000 left. How much was his total mon

Question 1105939: A company manager spends 1/3 of his money on salaries and 1/4 of the remainder of maintenance of his company's vehicles. He had a profit of #50,000 left. How much was his total money?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
total is x
he spent 1/3 x on salaries
2/3 is left and 1/4 of that or 1/6 of the total (2/3*1/4=1/6) was spent
(2/3-1/6)x=(1/2)x=50,000
The total is 100,000 ANSWER
He spent 33,333 on salaries and had 66,667 left 1/4 of that is 16667 (rounding)

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