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Person ‘X’ earns 50% more than ‘Y’. While ‘X’ saves 30% of his income, ‘Y’ saves only 10% of hers. If the difference in their expenditures is Rs. 1,200, find the savings of ‘X’.

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ATQ,Let the income of Y be Rs. 100nIncome of X 1.5 100n Rs. 150nExpenditure of X 0.7 150n Rs. 105nExpenditure of Y 0.9 100n Rs. 90nSo, 105n - 90n 1200Or, 15n 1200Or, n 80Savings of X 150n - 105n 45n 45 80 Rs. 3,600

A Rs. 1,600

B Rs. 3,600

C Rs. 2,600

D Rs. 4,600

E None of these

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