Amy saved 5/8 of her salary every month and she spent the rest.
Ben saved 3/7 of his salary every month and he spent the rest which amounted to $600.
Amy took 1 1/6 years less than Ben to save $12600.
(a) What was Ben's monthly salary? [Ans: $1050]
(b) What was Amy's monthly salary? [Ans: $1440]
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Ratio P5
The ratio of the amount of money Jenny had to the amount of money Siti had was 3:4. The next day, their parent gave each of them some money. Siti received twice as much as Jenny. The ratio then became 5:8. If both girls had a total of $70 at first, how much did Siti receive?
J [][][] [][]
S [][][][] [][][][]
7 u --> $70
4 u --> 4/7 x 70 = $40
Siti received $40.
J [][][] [][]
S [][][][] [][][][]
7 u --> $70
4 u --> 4/7 x 70 = $40
Siti received $40.
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Fraction P6 2010 SA1 Rosyth Q18
18. There were 156 more pupils in the playground than in the library. 1/5 of the pupils in the library were girls and 5/6 of the pupils in the playground were boys. If there were 17 more girls in the playground than in the library, find the total number of pupils in the two places. [5]
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