Rahul spends 25% of his monthly income on food and 10% on clothing. If the total savings after their expenditure is Rs. 52000, find the income of Rahul.

Option 1 -

Rs. 60000

Option 2 -

Rs. 95000

Option 3 -

Rs. 80000

Option 4 -

Rs. 75000

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    Raj Pandey | Contributor-Level 9

    a month ago
    Correct Option - 3


    Detailed Solution:

    As per the problem:

    Expenditure = 35 % of total income and so savings should be 65 % of the total income. Let the income of Rahul be I. Then,

    0.65 * I = Rs. 52000 or I = Rs. 80000

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