SSC CHSL 12 Aug 2021 Shift 3 Paper

Section: Quantitative Aptitude

Question : 51 of 99

Marks: +1, -0

24 \%

of Reena's salary is equal to

38 \%

of Sunita's salary. Veena's salary is two-third of the total salary of Reena and Sunita. If Veena's salary is ₹ 62000 , then Sunita's salary is M

Solution:

Let the salary of Sunita be

₹ x

∴ 24 \%

of Reena's salary

=38 \%

x

\Rightarrow

Reena's salary

=\;{38}/{24}

x=\;{19}/{12}

x

and Veena's salary

\;\; =\;{2}/{3} \;\text " of (Reena "\;+\;\text " Sunita)'s salary "\;

⇒ 62000=\;{2}/{3} \;\text " of "\;(\;{19 x}/{12}+x)

⇒ 62000 \;\; =\;{2}/{3} \;\text " of "\;(\;{19 x+12 x}/{12})

⇒ 62000 \;\; =\;{2}/{3} × \;{31 x}/{12}

∴ \;\; x \;\; =\;{62000 × 18}/{31}

\;\; =₹ 36000

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