Practicing Success
The ratio of monthly incomes of Pawan and Sunil is 4 : 3 and the ratio of their monthly expenditures is 3 : 2. If Pawan and Sunil save ₹ 4000 and ₹ 6000 respectively per month, then what is the sum of their monthly incomes? |
₹ 60000 ₹ 70000 ₹ 50000 ₹ 36000 |
₹ 70000 |
4x - 3y = 4000 ..(1.) 3x - 2y = 6000 ..(2.) ⇒ (1) x 2 - (2) x 3 ⇒ 8x - 6y - 9x + 6y = 8000 - 18000 ⇒ -x = -10,000, ⇒ x = 10,000 ⇒ 4x + 3x = 7x ⇒ 7 x 10,000 = 70,000. |