the salaries of a and b together amount to $ 500 . a spends 90 % of his salary and b , 80 % of his . if now , their savings are the same , what is a ' s salary ?
"let a ' s salary is x b ' s salary = 500 - x ( 100 - 90 ) % of x = ( 100 - 80 ) % of ( 500 - x ) x = $ 34 ( approximately ) answer is d"
subtract(500, divide(500, add(divide(subtract(const_100, 80), subtract(const_100, 90)), const_1)))