Question

A man receive 20% increase salary. If his new salary is 24600 . then his old salary was?
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Answer 1

Given - Increase in man's salary - 20%

New salary of man - 24,600

Find - Old salary of man.

Solution - Let the old salary of man be X. After increase in 10% in salary, the new salary is 24,600. Representing it in the form of equation -

X + 20% of X = 24,600

X + 20x/100 = 24,600

100x + 20x = 24,600*100

120x = 24,60000

x = 20,500

Therefore, the old salary of the person was 20,500 and he got increment of 4,100.

Answer 2

SOLUTION

GIVEN

• A man receive 20% increase salary.

• His new salary is 24600

TO DETERMINE

His old salary

EVALUATION

Let old salary of the man = S

Now it is given that the man receive 20% increase salary.

His new salary is 24600

So by the given condition

$\displaystyle \sf{S + S \times \frac{20}{100} = 24600}$

$\displaystyle \sf{ \implies \: S + \frac{20S}{100} = 24600}$

$\displaystyle \sf{ \implies \: \frac{120S}{100} = 24600}$

$\displaystyle \sf{ \implies \: S = 24600 \times \frac{100}{120} }$

$\displaystyle \sf{ \implies \: S = 20500}$

FINAL ANSWER

Hence the old salary of the man = 20500

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