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A man spent 1/4 of his monthly on rent 2/5 on food and 1/6 on books. If he still had 55,000 Ghana cedis left, what was his monthly salary?​

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Answer:

Let's assume the man's monthly salary is "S" Ghana cedis.

According to the given information:

He spent 1/4 of his monthly salary on rent.

He spent 2/5 of his monthly salary on food.

He spent 1/6 of his monthly salary on books.

The amount of money he had left can be calculated by subtracting the total amount spent from his monthly salary.

Total amount spent = (1/4)S + (2/5)S + (1/6)S

Total amount left = S - [(1/4)S + (2/5)S + (1/6)S]

To find his monthly salary, we need to solve the equation:

Total amount left = 55000

S - [(1/4)S + (2/5)S + (1/6)S] = 55000

To simplify this equation, let's find a common denominator for the fractions:

S - [(15/60)S + (24/60)S + (10/60)S] = 55000

S - [(49/60)S] = 55000

To eliminate the fraction, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 60:

60S - 49S = 55000 * 60

11S = 3300000

Dividing both sides by 11:

S = 3300000 / 11

S ≈ 300000

Therefore, the man's monthly salary is approximately 300,000 Ghana cedis.

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