Question

The ratio of salaries of A and B is 3: 4, and the ratio of salaries of A and C is 1: 2, if B has a salary of Rs.?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Say one year ago, Laxman's salary was x and Doper's salary was y.

Given,

y

x

=

4

3

........(i)

Say their present salaries are x

1

(Laxman) and y

1

(Doper).

Given,

x

1

x

=

5

4

;

y

1

y

=

3

2

And,

x

1

+y

1

=4160

=>

4

5x

+

2

3y

=4160

Using x=

4

3y

, we can write,

16

15y

+

2

3y

=4160

=>y=

3

320×16

∴x=

4

3

×

3

320×16

=1280

x

1

=

4

5

×1280=1600

Present salary of Laxman =1600