Question
The income of person 'A' is 25% higher than that of
person 'B'. Person 'A' spends Rs. 24,000 and saves 25% more than person 'B'. What is the ratio of their expenditures?Solution
Let, income of ‘B’ be Rs. x So, income of ‘A’ = Rs. 1.25x Let, savings of ‘B’ be Rs. y Then, savings of ‘A’ = Rs. 1.25y Expenditure of A = Rs. 1.25(x – y) Expenditure of B = Rs. (x – y) Required ratio = 1.25(x – y):(x – y) = 5:4
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