Math, asked by vibhorsingh22jun2009, 2 months ago

the salary of a man is increased by 18% annually. if his present salary is 45,000 what was it a year ago

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Answered by Ab08YT
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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the previous salary be x.

It is given that the present salary of the man is Rs.3,000 after the increase in salary by 20%, therefore, we have:

20% of x+x=Rs.3000

100

20

×x+x=3000

5

x

+x=3000

5

x

+

5

5x

=3000

5

x+5x

=3000

⇒6x=3000×5

⇒6x=15000

⇒x=

6

15000

⇒x=2500

Hence, his salary before the increase was Rs.2,500.

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