GRE
Exam
Numerical Ability
Arithmetic
Jim's annual salary in 1990 was $40,000 and Jose's annual salary was $49,000. If in every year thereafter, Jim received a raise of $3,300 and Jose received a raise of $2,400, which of the following was the first year in which Jim earned more than Jose?
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- as 3300$ is raise for jim's then for 10years 33000+40,000=73000
amd $2400 is raise for jose's then for 10 yrs is 24000+49000=73000
so at 11th year jim earn more than jose - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
- 2001
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- Ans. 11 th year means 2001
sol:
let after n year jim earn more than jose.
salry of jim + n*3300 >= salry of jose + n*2400
hence n= 10,
but after 10 year jim will equal to jose's salary
hence in 11th year he will pass through jose. - 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- diff b/w their raise is 900. so, it will take 10 years 2 make 9000 so 2001 will be the year wen jim will get more than jose.
- 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- boss complete the question first...
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
- jim->40,000
jose->49,000
let x be the number of years after which jim will get more salary than jose ,
so
40,000+x(3,000)>49,000+x(2,400)
=>x>15
so after 15 years jim will get more salary than jose, in 15th year both will get equal salary - 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
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