One year ago the ratio between Maneela’s and Shanthi’s salary was 3 : 4. The ratios of their individual salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries are 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs. 4160. The sal…

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Let the salaries of Maneela and Shanthi one year before be M1, S1 & now be M2, S2 respectively.

Then, from the given data,

M1/S1 = 3/4 .....(1)

M1/M2 = 4/5 .....(2)

S1/S2 = 2/3 .....(3)

and M2 + S2 = 4160 .....(4)

Solving all these eqtns, we get M2 = Rs. 1600.

One year ago the ratio between Maneela’s and Shanthi’s salary was 3 : 4. The ratios of their individual salaries between last year’s and this year’s salaries are 4 : 5 and 2 : 3 respectively. At present the total of their salary is Rs. 4160. The salary of Maneela, now is?

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