Question : A person spends 25% of his income on goods for daily use. Furthermore, he spends 18% of the rest on house rent and 16% of the rest on travel. After that, only INR 861 is left with him. What is his salary (in INR)?
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Solution :
Given: The person spends 25% of his income on goods of daily use.
Let the person's total salary be 100,000y.
Then, the person has left 100,000y × 75% = 75000y
He spends 18% of the rest on house rent.
Then, the person has 75000y × 82% = 61500y
And 16% of the rest on travel.
Then, the person has 61500y × 84% = 51660y
According to the question,
51660y = 861
⇒ y =
So, the total salary is 100000y =
Hence, the correct answer is
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