Practicing Success
After spending 20% of his salary on grocery and 30% of the remainder on monthly house rent, a man is left with ₹8,400. What is his monthly salary? |
₹42,000 ₹28,000 ₹16,800 ₹15,000 |
₹15,000 |
Let Salary of Men = 100x Expenditure on Grocery = 20% of 100x = 20x Remaining = 100x - 20x = 80x Expenditure on house rent = 30% of 80x = 24x According to question , 100x - 20x - 24x = 56x 56x = 8400 x = 150 Salary of Men = 100 × 150 = 15000 |