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A female deposit 10% of her salary in PF. She saves 30% of the remaining. The ratio of her expense on medicine and groceries is 3/4 of the remaining salary after saving. If her expenses on the medicine is Rs 2700, find the monthly salary.

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

Let the monthly salary =S= S

PF deduction =10%= 10\% of S=0.10SS = 0.10S

Remaining amount =S−0.10S= S - 0.10S

=0.90S= 0.90S


Savings =30%= 30\% of remaining amount

=0.30×0.90S= 0.30 \times 0.90S

=0.27S= 0.27S

Amount left after savings =0.90S−0.27S= 0.90S - 0.27S

=0.63S= 0.63S


The remaining amount (0.63S)(0.63S) is spent on medicine and groceries in the ratio 3:43:4.

Medicine takes 33 parts

Groceries take 44 parts

Total parts =3+4=7= 3 + 4 = 7


Medicine expense =37= \dfrac{3}{7} of remaining amount

Medicine =37×0.63S= \dfrac{3}{7} \times 0.63S

Given that medicine expense =Rs 2700= \text{Rs } 2700:

37×0.63S=2700\dfrac{3}{7} \times 0.63S = 2700

0.63S=2700×730.63S = 2700 \times \dfrac{7}{3}

0.63S=63000.63S = 6300

S=63000.63S = \dfrac{6300}{0.63}

S=10000S = 10000

Therefore, the monthly salary is Rs 10,000.

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