Question

Lauren spends 30% of her monthly income on rent. If she pays $810 for rent each month, what is her monthly income?

Answer 1

For monthly income x we have

`(810)/(x) = 0.30`

`x = (810)/(0.30) = 2700`

Answer: $2700

Answer 2

The monthly income of lauren is $2700

SOLUTION:

Given that, Lauren spends 30% of her monthly income on rent

Let the monthly income of lauren be x.

Then, 30% of x = rent payment -- eqn (1)

And also given that, lauren pays $810 for rent

rent payment = $810

Now, substitute rent payment in eqn (1)

30% of x =810

30%
`*` x = 810

30/100
`*` x = 810

30
`*` x = 810
`*` 100

x =
`(81000)/(30)`

x = 2700

Hence, the monthly salary of lauren is $2700.