the annual income and expenditure of jack and his wife mary are in the ratio of 5:3 and 3:1 repectively.if they decide to save equally and find a balance of rs.4000 at the end of the year their incomes were?

• jack income=5x, expenditure=3x
  wife income=3x, expenditure=x
  they together save 4000 ,each 2000
  jack save=5x-3x=2000 so x=1000
  jack income=5x=5*1000= 5000 ans.
  wife save 3x-x=2000 so x=1000
  wife income=3x=3*1000=3000 ans.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(17) No(0)
• let jack income is 5x and expenditure is 3x . and his wife income is 3y and y .he saves equally and total 4000. then 2x(jack's save) + 2y(wife's save) = 4000.
  so 2x = 2000then x = 1000. and y=1000.
  then income is 5000 and 3000.
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• income ratio 5x/3x
  expenditure ratio 3y/1y
  equal savings of 4000 for each..
  thus
  5x-3y=4000
  3x-y=3000
  solving simultaneously
  x=2000.
  thus income of jack=rs(5*2000)=rs 10000
  and his wife's income=rs(3*2000)=rs 6000
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(3)