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
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
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?
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