Question

Radhika decided to donate 18% of her monthly salary to an NGO. On the day of donation she changed her mind and donated ₹7749 which was 82% of what she had decided earlier. How much is Radhika's monthly salary?

Answer 1

let the monthly salary of radhika be ' x '

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earlier:
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salary decided to donate = 18% of x

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= 0.18 × x = ₹ 0.18x

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During the donation:
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donated salary = 82% of the earlier decided salary

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= 82 % of 0.18x

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= 0.82 × 0.18x = ₹ 0.1476x

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Find the salary:
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but ,according to the given statement , on the day of donation , she donated ₹7749 .

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0.1476 x = ₹7749

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1476x ÷ 10000 = 7749

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1476x = 77490000

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x = ₹52,500

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therefore , the monthly salary of radhika was

₹52,500

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Answer: salary = ₹52,500

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