Question

Salaries of richa and kanchan are in the ratio 2:3. If the salary of each is increased by Rs. 4000, the new ratio becomes 40:57. What is the Kanchan salary?

Answer 1

2x+4000=40y
4x+4000=57y
difference=2x=17y
x=8.5y
3x=25.5y

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the salary of richa and kanchan be 2x and 3x respectively.

according to the question,

2x+4000/3x+4000=40/57

57(2x+4000)=40(3x+4000)

114x+228000=120x+160000

228000-140000=120x-114x

88000=6x

x=88000/6

x=14666.67

so kanchan's salary=3*14666.67

=44000.01