Question

    The incomes of Priya and Ritu in the current month are

    in the ratio of 8:7. The ratio of Priya’s income in the previous month to the current month is 15:16, and that of Ritu is 6:7. If Priya earned Rs. 60,000 last month, then what was Ritu’s income last month?
    A Rs.25000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs.48000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs.20000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs.35620 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ,

    Let the current month incomes of Priya and Ritu be 8x and 7x, respectively. So, Previous month income of Priya = (8x/16) × 15 = 7.5x Previous month income of Ritu = (7x/7) × 6 = 6x According to the question, 7.5x = 60,000 ⇒ x = 8,000 Therefore, required income = 6x = 6 × 8,000 = Rs. 48,000

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