Question

The wages of 24 men and 16 women amounts to rs 11600 per day. if half of the men and 37 women earn same money. the daily wages paid to each man is?

Answer 1

Let wage of a man be Rs. x
Let wage of a woman be Rs.y
Hence,
24x+16y=11600 (1)
12x+37y=11600 (2)
Multiplying eqn 2 by 2,
24x+74y=23200
Subtracting eqn 2 from 1,
-58y = -11600
y= Rs.200
Therefore, x= Rs.350
Wage of a man is Rs.350 whereas of a woman is Rs.200