document.write( "Question 50469: penny spent 3/8 of her monthly salary on rent, and 1/3 of her monthly salary on food. If she has $294 left, what is her monthly salary. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #33517 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! penny spent 3/8 of her monthly salary on rent, and 1/3 of her monthly salary on food. If she has $294 left, what is her monthly salary. \n" ); document.write( "LET HER MONTHLY SALARY = X $ \n" ); document.write( "3/8 TH OF IT =X*3/8=3X/8 $ SPENT ON RENT \n" ); document.write( "1/3 RD.OF IT=X/3 $ SPENT ON FOOD \n" ); document.write( "TOTAL SPENT = 3X/8 + X/3=(9X+8X)/6=17X/24 \n" ); document.write( "REMAINING =X-17X/24=7X/24=294 \n" ); document.write( "X=24*294/7=1008 \n" ); document.write( " |