Raju’s monthly salary is 20 percent more than Anuj’s monthly salary. Ravi’s monthly salary is ` 1500 more than Anuj’s salary. The sum of Raju’s, Ravi’s and Anuj’s yearly salaries is ` 325200. What is the sum of the monthly salaries of Raju and Anuj together?
(a)` 16600
(b)` 17500
(c)` 17600
(d)` 17680
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Let Anuj’s monthly salary be ` x. Then, Raju’s monthly 6x salary = 120% of ` x = ` . 5 Ravi’s monthly salary = ` (x + 1500). 6x 325200 \ + ( x + 1500) + x = = 27100 5 12 ⇒ 16x + 7500 = 135500 ⇒ 16x = 128000 ⇒ x = 8000. Hence, sum of Raju’s and Anuj’s monthly salaries 6x 11x 11 × 8000 = ` + x = ` =` = ` 17600. 5 5 5
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.