SOLUTION: A retired man gets paid 5/6 of his regular salary. If his retirement pay amounts to $15,000, what was his regular salary?
Algebra.Com
Question 255767: A retired man gets paid 5/6 of his regular salary. If his retirement pay amounts to $15,000, what was his regular salary?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x/6=15,000
5x=6*15,000
5x=90,000
x=90,000/5
x=$18,000 ans. for the regular salary.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A retired man gets paid ¾ of his regular salary. If his retirement pay amounts to... (answered by TutorDelphia)
A man earns 15% more in salary than his wife. if the wife's salary is R250 000, what is... (answered by Fombitz)
After spending 5/12 of his salary, a man has $420 left. What is his... (answered by Mathtut,checkley77)
Hurt to have been accused of not being able to put food on the table, Aljur claims he... (answered by Boreal,Alan3354,josgarithmetic)
The salary of a person was increased by 15%. If his salary is now is Rs 9936, what was... (answered by Maths68)
after spending 5/12 of his salary, a man has $420 left. what is his salary asvab... (answered by checkley77)
A man earns a salary plus 10% a year bonus. If his bonus one year was $1,795, what was... (answered by dkppathak)
Larry saves 15% of his annual salary for retirement. This year his salary was
$2,000... (answered by Theo)
Tom is a medical equipment salesman and must choose between two salary contracts. In... (answered by checkley79)