Question

Praveen decided to donate 15% of his salary to a charity. On the day of donation he changed his mind and donated ` 1,896, which was 80% of what he had decided earlier. How much is Praveen’s salary?
1) ` 18,500 2) ` 10,250 3) ` 15,800 4) Cannot be determined 5) None of these

Answer 1

Answer:

option 3 is correct

Explanation:

Her initial donation was :

15/100 = 3/20

On the day of donation:

She donates :

80/100 = 4/5 of 3/20

4/5 × 3/20 = 12/100

This equals to 1896

The salary is :

100/12 × 1896 = 15800

Rs 15800