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A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary?

A. Rs.500
B. Rs.1500
C. Rs.1000
D. Rs. 900

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Last Update: December 17, 2008

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August 25, 2005 22:13:36

eussusn24

RE: A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, th...

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April 13, 2006 04:52:39

byadwad

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RE: A man spends half of his salary on household expen...

Let the person gets a salary x per month.

> x/2 --Household expenses

> x/4 -- Rent

> x/5 -- Travel expenses

> y Rest amount deposited in bank 50/-

There fore x x/2+x/4+x/5+y > x (10x+5x+4x)/20 + 50

> x 19x/20 + 50

>x 1000;

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August 20, 2008 01:59:00

rajivgupta780184

Member Since: August 2008 Contribution: 32

RE: A man spends half of his salary on household expenses, 1/4th for rent, 1/5th for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest in a bank. If his monthly deposits in the bank amount 50, what is his monthly salary?A. Rs.500B. Rs.1500C. Rs.1000D. Rs. 900

C i.e 1000

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December 17, 2008 01:08:53

bhushan_

Member Since: December 2008 Contribution: 4

let x be a per month salary.

spend on household x/2 (x is total salary).......(1)

spend on house rent x/4 .........(2)

spend on travel x/5 .......(3)

finaly he pay deposit in bank is 50.........(4)

so addition of above 4 equation is equal to total salary of man( ie x )

x (x/2+x/4+x/5+50)
x (19x+1000)/20
x 1000/-

ans: 1000/-

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