Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Percentages

Question:

Ramesh spends 40% of his monthly salary on food, 18% on house rent, 12% on entertainment, and 5% on conveyance. But due to a family function, he has to borrow ₹16,000 from a money lender to meet the expenses of ₹20,000. His monthly salary is :

Options:

₹16,500

₹15,000

₹16,000

₹18,000

Correct Answer:

₹16,000

Explanation:

Let the Monthly income be 100x

Total expenditure = 40x + 18x + 12x + 5x = 75x

Money left = 100x - 75x = 25x

Saving = 4000

 25x = 4000

100x = 4000 × \(\frac{100}{25}\)

100x = 16000

So , monthly income is 16000