SOLUTION: A man spends half of his salary on household expenses; 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount $5
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Question 262694: A man spends half of his salary on household expenses; 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount $50, what is his monthly salary ?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/4+1/5+1/2=
5/20+4/20+10/20=19/20
50/(1/20)=salary
50/1*20/1=$1000
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