Saturday, 9 June 2012

A person spends 20% of his income on rent, 20% of the rest on food, 10% of the remaining on clothes and 10% on groceries. If he is left with Rs. 9520/- find his income.
a. 10000/-                    b. 15000/-                    c. 20000/-        d. None


Three successive decreases of 20%, 20% and 10% => 0.8 X 0.8 X 0.9 = 0.576
Again 10% decrease => 0.576 – 0.1 = 0.476.
So, 0.476 x = 9520 => x = 20000.

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