Tom's salary ---- x
amount left after buying food = x - 1440
amount left after giving 40% to parents = .6(x - 1440)
Problem:
Did he give 40% of the "remaining money" to his parents
before he put away his 15% for saving or after?
Tom spent $1440 of his salary on food, gave 40% of the remaining money to his parents and saved the rest. He saved 15% of his salary every month.
(a) What percentage of his salary did he give to his parents?
(b) What was Tom's monthly salary?
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