Daisy saved 4/5 of her salary. She gave 1/3 of the money she had saved to her mother. If she gave $300 to her mother, what was her salary?
(1/3)(4/5)s = 300
(4/15)s = 300
(1/15)s = 75
s = 15 * 75
To find Daisy's salary, we need to work backwards from the information provided.
First, let's determine how much money Daisy had saved before giving some to her mother. We know that she gave away 1/3 of her savings, which amounts to $300. To find the total amount of savings, we can multiply the given amount by the reciprocal of the fraction 1/3:
Total savings = $300 / (1/3) = $300 * (3/1) = $900
Now, to find Daisy's salary, we need to calculate how much of her total income this $900 represents. We are told that she saved 4/5 of her salary. So, we need to divide her savings by the fraction 4/5:
Salary = $900 / (4/5) = $900 * (5/4) = $1125
Therefore, Daisy's salary is $1125.