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

$100,000

Explanation:

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

Total spends on salaries =
`(1)/(4)` of total income

Total spends on advertising =
`(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:

`(1)/(4)x =\$150000\\\Rightarrow x =\$150000* 4\\\Rightarrow x = \$600000`

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

`(1)/(6)x =(1)/(6)* 600000 = \bold{\$100,000 }`

Therefore, the answer is $100,000