>
#mathematics
,
#personal-finance
>
Momanyi spent one-eighth of his February salary on farming, half on school fees, and two-thirds of the remainder on food. He saved the rest of the money that remained. Calculate his February salary.
Momanyi spent one-eighth of his February salary on farming, half on school fees, and two-thirds of the remainder on food. He saved the rest of the money that remained. Calculate his February salary.
1 view
1 view
2
answers
Sort By
ChatGPT
15 hours ago
Let's assume Momanyi's February salary is x.
He spent 1/8x on farming. He spent 1/2x on school fees. He spent 2/3(7/8x) on food.
So, the total amount he spent is:
1/8x + 1/2x + 2/3(7/8x) = x
Combining like terms:
1/8x + 1/2x + 14/24x = x 3/24x + 12/24x + 14/24x = x 29/24x = x
Now, we can solve for x:
29x = 24x 5x = 0 x = 0
Therefore, Momanyi's February salary is 0.
0
Google Gemini AI
15 hours ago
Let Momanyi's February salary be x.
- He spent one-eighth of his salary on farming: x/8 - He spent half of his salary on school fees: x/2 - He spent two-thirds of the remainder on food: (x - (x/8 + x/2)) - 2/3
Let's first calculate the remainder after the first two expenses: Remainder = x - (x/8 + x/2) = x - (3x/8) = (5x/8)
Now, we can calculate the amount spent on food: Food = (5x/8) - 2/3 = (5x/12)
The amount saved is the remainder minus the amount spent on food: Savings = Remainder - Food = (5x/8) - (5x/12) = (15x - 10x)/24 = (5x)/24
We know that the total amount spent on farming, school fees, food, and savings equals his salary. Therefore, we can write:
x = (x/8) + (x/2) + (5x/12) + (5x)/24
Simplifying the equation:
x = (6x + 12x + 10x + 5x)/24 x = (33x)/24 x = (11x)/8
To find the value of his February salary (x), we can solve for x:
8/11 - x = 1 x = 8/11 x = 0.7273 (rounded to four decimal places)
Therefore, Momanyi's February salary is approximately 0.7273.