Question

. The ratio of earnings of A and B is 8:9. If the
earnings of A increase by 50% and the earn
ings of B decrease by 25%, the new ratio of
their earnings is 16:9. What are A's earnings?​

Answer 1

Answer:

If the earnings of A increase by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by 25%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 16 : 9 respectively

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the earnings of A and B Rs. 8x and Rs. 9x respectively.

Then,

=150% of 8x75% of 9x=169⇒32×8x34×9x=169⇒169=169

Hence, A's earnings cannot be determined