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Question : Mr. X spends $35\%$ of his salary on food and $5\%$ of his salary on children's education. In January 2011, he spent Rs. 17,600 on these two items. His salary for that month is:

Option 1: Rs. 40,000

Option 2: Rs. 44,000

Option 3: Rs. 48,000

Option 4: Rs. 46,000


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Rs. 44,000


Solution : Let Salary of Mr. X = Rs. $x$
Total expenditure by Mr. X = 35% of $x$ + 5% of $x$ ⇒ 40% of $x$
According to the question,
40% of $x$ = 17,600
⇒ His salary for that month = 17,600 ×$\frac{100}{40}$ = Rs. 44,000
Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 44,000.

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