Question Bank › General Aptitude › Simplification › ABC26GN1128ABC26GN1128 · Simplification Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Simplification · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
A waiter's salary consists of his salary and tips. During one week his tips were $\frac{5}{4}$ of his salary. What fraction of his income came from tips?
(a) $\frac{4}{9}$
(b) $\frac{5}{4}$
(c) $\frac{5}{8}$
(d) $\frac{5}{9}$
Answer Explanation Let salary $=₹ x$. Then, tips $=₹\left(\frac{5}{4} x\right)$. $$\begin{aligned} & \text { Total income }=₹\left(x+\frac{5}{4} x\right)=₹\left(\frac{9 x}{4}\right) . \\ & \therefore \quad \text { Required fraction }=\left(\frac{5 x}{4} \times \frac{4}{9 x}\right)=\frac{5}{9} . \end{aligned}$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.
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