A man spends 30% of his monthly income on rent. Out of the remaining income, he spends 50% on travelling and saves the rest. If his savings are Rs 7000, find his monthly income (in Rs).
Correct Answer :
20000
Solution :
The correct option is 20000.
Let the total monthly income of the man be Rs .
First, we determine the amount spent on rent and the remaining income:
Amount spent on rent =
Remaining income =
Next, we calculate the savings from the remaining income:
The man spends 50% of the remaining income on travelling, which means he saves the other 50% of the remaining income.
Savings =
Savings =
We are given that his savings are Rs 7000. We can set up the equation:
Now, we solve for :
Therefore, his monthly income is Rs 20000.
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