A man distributes 10%, 18% and 22% of his salary into his three children who spend 40%, 60% and 25% of that amount respectively. The difference between the total amount left with the children and man is Rs. 1015. What is the salary of the man?
Explanation:
Let the salary of the man be 1000k
Let the children be X, Y and Z
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X
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Y
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Z
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Total
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Money received
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100k
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180k
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220k
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500k
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Spent
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40% = 40k
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60% = 108k
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25% = 55k
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Money left
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60k
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72k
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165k
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297k
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Money left with the man = 500k
Difference = 500k – 297k = 203k
203k = 1015
k = 5
Salary of man = 1000k = Rs. 5000
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By: Amit Kumar