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A person spends 25% of his income on goods of daily uses. Furthermore, he spends 18% of the rest on house rent and 16% of the rest on travel. After th
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A person spends 25% of his income on goods of daily uses. Furthermore, he spends 18% of the rest on house rent and 16% of the rest on travel. After that, only ₹861 is left with him. What is his salary?

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B.


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D.

Correct option is B

Given:
25% of the person's income is spent on goods of daily uses.
18% of the remaining income is spent on house rent.
16% of the remaining income is spent on travel.
₹861 is left after these expenses.
Formula Used:  
If a person salary is ₹x and his expenses successively is y%, z% ,
then , saving = x×(1y100)×(1z100)x \times \left( 1 - \frac{y}{100}\right)\times \left( 1 - \frac{z}{100}\right)
Solution:
Let the salary of the person be ₹100.

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