Maricris spends 1/2 of her monthly income on food and rent, 1/4 of her income on clothing and 1/12 on entertainment. She saves the rest which is $700. What is her monthly income?

Her monthly income is $4200.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let her monthly income be 'x'.

Given:

Money spent on food and rent = 1/2 of 'x' =

Money spent on clothing = 1/4 of 'x' =

Money spent on entertainment = 1/12 of 'x' =

Money saved = $700

Total money spent = Money on food and rent + Money on clothing + Money on entertainment

Total money spent =

Adding by making denominator same. LCD of 2, 4, and 12 is 12. So,

Total money spent is given as:

Now, total money saved is equal to total monthly income minus total money spent. So,

Money saved = Monthly income - Total money spent

Therefore, her monthly income is $4200.

the least common denominatore of 7 and 2 is 9

step-by-step explanation:

7+2=9