Question

A man spends a part of his monthly income and saves the rest. the ratio of his expenditure to the saving is 61 : 6. if his monthly income is rs.8710, theamount of his monthly savings is

Answer 1

let the expenditure be 61 x and let the savings be 6x

61x + 6x= 8710
67x=8710
x=8710/67
x=130

61x= 61 x 130=7930
6x = 6 x 130 =  780


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