Question

A daily wage employee spends 84% of his weekly earning if he saves rs 384 find his weekly earning

Answer 1

let the weekly earning be x
weekly expenditure = 84/100 *x
savings =16/100 *x
16/100*x= 384
x=384*100/16
=rs. 2400

Answer 2

weekly total earning=X
weekly expenditure=X *84/100
Weekly saving = X - X * 84/100
384= 100X- 84X/ 100
384= 16X/100
384x 100= 16 X
24 x 100 = X
2400= X