Mr Sumanth spends two-fifth of his salary on house rent and one-fouth on food. After spending Rs 2000 on miscellaneous, if he could save an amount of Rs 5000, then find his monthly income (in Rs)
20000
25000
15000
16000
The correct Answer is:a
Let the one month salary of Mr Sumanth be Rs x.
According to the problem
2x5+x4+2000+5000=x 8x+5x20+7000=x
13x20−x=−7000
⇒13x−20x20=−7000
⇒−7x20=−7000
x20=1000
x=20,000
Hence, the correct option is (a)
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