Question

A man got a 10% increase in his salary. If his new salary is ₹ 1,54,000, find his original salary.

Answer 1

Let us assume the initial salary to be $x$.

The increased salary = $x$ + 10 $\%$ of $x$ = $x+\frac{10x}{100}$ = $\frac{110x}{100}$

$\therefore$ ​$\frac{110x}{100}$ = ₹ 1,54,000

$\Rightarrow$ $x$ = $\frac{100}{110}\times 1,54,000$ = ₹ 1,40,000