Question

    The income to expenditure ratio for Pawan and Qureshi is 5:2 and 5:3, respectively. If the sum of their incomes is Rs. 5,500 and Pawan's savings are Rs. 1,500, determine the expenditure of Qureshi.

    A Rs.3,800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs.1,650 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs.2,800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs.1,800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E none of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ, Let, income and expenditure of ‘Pawan’ be Rs. ‘5p’ and ‘2p’, respectively And, income and expenditure of ‘Qureshi’ be Rs. ‘5q’ and Rs. ‘3q’, respectively. ATQ, 5p – 2p = 1500 Or, 3p = 1500 Or, p = 1500/3 = 500 Also, 5p + 5q = 5500 Or, p + q = 1100 So, q = 1100 – 500 = 600 Therefore, expenditure of ‘Qureshi’ = 3 × 600 = Rs.1,800

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