Question

Vani spent one-fourth of her monthly salary on food and $15 more on rent. If she saved $177 and paid the same rent each month, find the total rent paid by her in 1 year.

a) $720
b) $900
c) $960
d) $1,080

One-fourth of the fruits and one-twelfth of the fruits in a basket are oranges and pears respectively. If the total numbers of oranges and apples are 260, how many fruits are there in the basket altogether?
a) 520
b) 600
c) 720
d) 800

Answer 1

Final Answers:

1. Total rent paid by Vani in 1 year: **$960**

2. Total fruits in the basket altogether: **720**

Explanation:

For the first question, to find the total rent paid by Vani in a year, her monthly savings ($177) plus the additional amount spent on rent ($15) equate to $192 per month. Multiplying this by 12 months gives a total of $2,304 for the year. Deducting the $1,344 she spent on food (one-fourth of her salary monthly) leaves us with $960 spent on rent annually.

For the second question, since one-fourth of the fruits are oranges and one-twelfth are pears, together they constitute 1/4 + 1/12 = 1/3 of the total fruits. Therefore, the remaining 2/3 are apples. Given that the total number of oranges and apples is 260, 2/3 of the total fruits are 260, making 1/3 equal to 130. Hence, the total fruits in the basket are 3 times 130, resulting in **720** fruits altogether.