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Elimination Method of Finding Solution of a Pair of Linear Equations
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(v) The ratio of income of two persons is 9 : 7 and the ratio of their expenditure is 4 : 3. If each of them saves Rs. 200 per month, find their monthly income.
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Solution
Let
the
common
multiple
of
the
ratios
of
the
income
of
the
two
persons
be
x
and
let
the
common
multiple
of
the
ratios
of
expenditure
be
y
.
Monthly
income
of
the
first
person
=
Rs
9
x
Monthly
income
of
the
second
person
=
Rs
7
x
Expenditure
of
the
first
person
=
Rs
4
y
Expenditure
of
the
second
person
=
Rs
3
y
Saving
of
the
first
person
=
Rs
9
x
-
4
y
Saving
of
the
second
person
=
Rs
7
x
-
3
y
Saving
per
month
of
both
=
Rs
200
Therefore
,
9
x
-
4
y
=
200
⇒
x
=
200
+
4
y
9
.
.
.
(
1
)
7
x
-
3
y
=
200
.
.
.
(
2
)
Substituting
eq
(
1
)
in
eq
(
2
)
we
get
:
7
×
200
+
4
y
9
-
3
y
=
200
⇒
1400
+
28
y
-
27
y
=
1800
∴
y
=
400
Substituting
y
=
400
in
eq
(
1
)
,
we
get
:
x
=
200
+
4
×
400
9
∴
x
=
200
Monthly
income
of
first
person
=
Rs
9
×
200
=
Rs
1800
.
Monthly
income
of
second
person
=
Rs
7
×
200
=
Rs
1400
.
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