SOLUTION: A salesman earns five times as much in july and three times as much in August as in each of the remaining months of the year. What fraction of his entire years earning does he earn
Algebra.Com
Question 1006875: A salesman earns five times as much in july and three times as much in August as in each of the remaining months of the year. What fraction of his entire years earning does he earn in july and August together?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x = the amount he earns in all months except july and august.
in july he earns 5x.
in august he earns 3x.
the total he earns all year is 10x + 3x + 5x = 18x
in july and august he earns 3x + 5x = 8x.
the fraction of his entire years earning that he earns in july and august is 8x/18x = 4/9.
4/9 * 18 = 8
5/9 * 18 = 10
add them up and you get a total of 18.
the fraction you are looking for is 4/9.
that's the fraction of his total earnings that he earns in july and august.
RELATED QUESTIONS
a salesmen earns 5 times as much in July and 3 times as much in august as in each of the... (answered by solver91311)
a man with a monthly income of rs 363 spends as much in 4 months , as he earns in 3... (answered by josgarithmetic)
If a worker earn five times as much in September as in each of the other months, what... (answered by josgarithmetic)
Joe, jack, and john work together. if Joe earns twice as much as john, and jack earns... (answered by solver91311)
A man with monthly income Rs. 363 spends as much in 4 months,as he earns in 3... (answered by amoresroy)
Two vessels contain mixture of alcohol and water. In one there is three times as much as... (answered by josmiceli)
Two vessels contains mixtures of alcohol and water. In one there is three times as much... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
if a mixture of water and sulfuric acid contains three times as much water as acid, then... (answered by stanbon)
one angle in a linear pair measures three times as much as the other.what is the measure... (answered by algebrahouse.com)