Question

A man spends 5/6 of his income on food and 1/12 on rent and rest he saves.if he save rs 50.find his income?

Answer 1

let his income be x
then
5/6×x
5x/6 and
1/12×x
1x/12
then
5x/6+1x/12+50=x
11x/12+50=x
50=x-11x/12
50=12x/12-11x/12
50=x/12
x=50×12
x=600