A government employee allocates 1/4 of his monthly salary to food, 1/3 to rent, 1/6 to transportation, and saves the remaining ₱6,000. What is his total monthly salary?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. ₱24,000
- Step 1: Sum of spent fractions: 1/4 + 1/3 + 1/6. Common denominator is 12: 3/12 + 4/12 + 2/12 = 9/12 = 3/4. Step 2. Saved fraction = 1 - 3/4 = 1/4. Step 3. If 1/4 of salary is ₱6,000, then Total Salary = ₱6,000 4 = ₱24,000. Answer: ₱24,000, since the remaining fraction is 1/4 and ₱6,000 4 = ₱24,000. Why not the others:** ₱18,000 is 3/4 of ₱24,000 (the amount spent, not total salary).
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