Question

1. Ramon spends 2/5 of his monthly income on rent, 1/5 of his monthly income on utilities, and 3/4 of the amount remaining on food and recreation. Ramon saves the rest. If the amount he saves each month is $193.50, what is Ramon’s monthly income?

Answer 1

If x is how much his income is then 2/5x+1/5x= 3/5x for rent and utilities. x-3/5x=2/5x leftover. 3/4×2/5x=3/10x for food. 3/5x+3/10x=9/10x spent on rent, utilities, and food and rec. He saves the rest which is x-9/10x= 1/10x so if 1/10x=193.50
x= $1,935 for his income