if ryan has $1161 left after spending 1/5 of the monthly salary for rent and 1/8 of his monthly salary for his credit card bill, what was his monthly salary
1/5 + 1/8 = 8/40 + 5/40 = 13/40 spent.
1-13/40 = 40/40 - 13/40 = 27/40 left.
27x/40 = 1161
X =
Well, with all that spending, I hope Ryan got a few good laughs out of it! Now, let's crunch the numbers and find out what his monthly salary was.
Let's assume Ryan's monthly salary is 'S'. According to the information given, he spent 1/5 of his salary on rent and 1/8 of his salary on his credit card bill. That means he spent (1/5)S + (1/8)S = (8/40)S + (5/40)S = (13/40)S.
Since he has $1161 left after all the spending, we can set up the equation (27/40)S = $1161. Solving for S, we find S = ($1161 * 40) / 27.
Calculating that out, Ryan's monthly salary was approximately $1719.78 (rounded to the nearest cent). Boy, I hope he's swapping those bills for some better comedy shows!
To find Ryan's monthly salary, let's follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the amount he spent on rent.
Ryan spent 1/5 of his monthly salary on rent.
So, 1/5 of his salary is equal to $1161.
To find the whole salary, we need to multiply $1161 by 5/1.
$1161 * 5/1 = $5805
Step 2: Calculate the amount he spent on his credit card bill.
Ryan spent 1/8 of his monthly salary on his credit card bill.
So, 1/8 of his salary is equal to $1161.
To find the whole salary, we need to multiply $1161 by 8/1.
$1161 * 8/1 = $9288
Step 3: Add the amounts Ryan spent on rent and his credit card bill.
$5805 + $9288 = $15093
Therefore, Ryan's monthly salary is $15093.
To find out Ryan's monthly salary, we need to reverse the process and subtract the amounts spent on rent and the credit card bill from the remaining amount.
First, let's calculate the amount spent on rent:
Rent = (1/5) * Monthly Salary
Next, let's calculate the amount spent on the credit card bill:
Credit Card Bill = (1/8) * Monthly Salary
To calculate the remaining amount after these expenses:
Remaining Amount = Monthly Salary - (Rent + Credit Card Bill)
We know that Ryan has $1161 left, so we can set up an equation:
$1161 = Monthly Salary - (Rent + Credit Card Bill)
Now, let's substitute the expressions for Rent and Credit Card Bill in terms of Monthly Salary into the equation:
$1161 = Monthly Salary - ((1/5) * Monthly Salary + (1/8) * Monthly Salary)
Simplifying the equation:
$1161 = Monthly Salary - (8/40 * Monthly Salary + 5/40 * Monthly Salary)
$1161 = Monthly Salary - (13/40 * Monthly Salary)
$1161 = (40/40 * Monthly Salary - 13/40 * Monthly Salary)
$1161 = (27/40 * Monthly Salary)
To solve for Monthly Salary, we can multiply both sides of the equation by (40/27):
Monthly Salary = $1161 * (40/27)
Calculating this:
Monthly Salary ≈ $1718.67
Therefore, Ryan's monthly salary was approximately $1718.67.
let his monthly salary be x
x - x/5 - x/8 = 1161
multiply each term by 40, the LCD
40x - 8x - 5x = 46440
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