Question

Juma spent half of his july salary on school fees and two thirds of the remainder on food Calculate his July salary if he spent sh.3200 on food

Answer 1

The required salary of Juma in July month is sh.9600.

Given that,
he spent half of his July salary on school fees and two-thirds of the remainder on food.
he spent sh.3200 on food.

What is arithmetic?

In mathematics, it deals with numbers of operations according to the statements.

In the question,
Let the slay of Juma in July be x,
Juma spent half of his July salary on school fees = x/2
two-thirds of the remainder on food  = 2/3 * x/2 = x/3
he spent sh.3200 on food i.e.
x / 3 = 3200
x = 3200 * 3
x = 9600

Thus, the required salary of Juma in July month is sh.9600.

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