Question

One year ago, the ratio between Mahesh's and
Suresh's salaries was 3 : 5. The ratio of their
individual salaries of last year present year are 2:3
and 4 : 5 respectively. If their total salaries for the
present year are 43,000, what is the present salary
of Mahesh ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

18000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Mahesh’s previous year salary be 3x

Suresh’s previous year salary be 5x

Mahesh’s present year salary = 3x × 3/2 = 9x/2

Suresh’s present year salary = 5x × 5/4 = 25x/4

25x/4 + 9x/2 = 43000

⇒ x = Rs. 4000

Present salary of Mahesh = 9 × (4000/2) = Rs. 18000