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

• Rs 1000.
  A man spends half of his salary ( 500) on household expenses, 1/4th ( 250) for rent, 1/5th (200) for travel expenses, the man deposits the rest (50) in a bank.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(27) No(3)
• let salary b x
  thn equestion acc to ques
  x/2+x/4+x/5+50=x solve for x
  x=1000
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(20) No(2)
• answer is 1000
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(2)
• 1/2 for household
  1/4 for rent
  1/5 for travel
  remaining for deposit in bank(i.e) 1/2+1/4+1/5=19/20 ; 1-19/20=1/20
  so 1/20 for deposit
  1/20(x)=50
  hence x=1000
  option c is the ans
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
• 1000
  the equation goes like this
  let his total salary be x
  then
  x-(x/2+x/4+x/5)=50
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• The answer is rupees 1000
• 3 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
• 1000 is the answer
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• (c) only option which satisfies the given conditions in the question.
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• x(1-(0.25+0.20+0.50))=50 which gives x=1000
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