Question

Amit was given an increment of 20 percentage on his salary. if his new salary is 15300 what was his salary before the increment

Answer 1

let x be the money received by amit.. he get 20 percent increment then x +0.2x(20percent of x)is equals 15300 rs..then 1.2x =15300,x =15300/1.2 .. x is 12750...amit salary before increment is 12750