Question

Anna, Laura and David earn the same monthly salary,

Each month,

Anna saves 19% of her salary and spends the rest of it,

Laura spends 17/20 of her salary and saves the rest of it,

amount of salary David saves : amount of salary he spends = 2 : 8

work out who saves the most of their salary each month,

show how you get your answer

Answer 1

David saves the most (20%)

Explanation:

The fraction Anna saves is given as 19%.

The fraction Laura saves is 1-(17/20) = 3/20 = 15/100 = 15%.

The fraction David saves is 2/(2+8) = 2/10 = 20/100 = 20%.

David saves the most of his salary each month.