Question

A store spends 1/4 of its income on salaries and 1/6 of its income on advertising. If the store pays $150,000 for salaries, how much does it spend on advertising? Be sure to explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

$100,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total income of the store = $\ x$

Total spends on salaries = $\frac{1}{4}$ of total income

Total spends on advertising = $\frac{1}{6}$ of total income

Also, we are given that:

Total money paid as salaries = $150,000

To find:

Total spends on advertising ?

Solution:

As per question statement, we can write the following equation:

$\dfrac{1}{4}x =\ 150000\\\Rightarrow x =\ 150000\times 4\\\Rightarrow x = \ 600000$

Now, as per the given statement, total spends on advertising are:

$\dfrac{1}{6}x =\dfrac{1}{6}\times 600000 = \bold{\ 100,000 }$

Therefore, the answer is $100,000