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of Ranita’s weekly income is equal to of Bhaskar’s weekly income. If Ranita’s weekly income was reduced by , while Bhaskar’s weekly income did not change, the ratio of the weekly incomes of Ranita and Bhaskar, respectively, would have been . What is Bhaskar’s weekly income (in )?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let Ranita's weekly income be and Bhaskar's weekly income be .
From the first condition given in the problem:







Finding the ratio of their weekly incomes:



Dividing both numerator and denominator by :



So, let Ranita's weekly income be and Bhaskar's weekly income be .

According to the second condition, if Ranita's income decreases by while Bhaskar's remains unchanged, their new income ratio is :



Now, cross-multiply to solve for :











Bhaskar's weekly income is represented by :



Thus, Bhaskar's weekly income is .

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of Ranita’s weekly income is equal to of Bhaskar’s weekly income. If Ranita’s weekly income was reduced by , while Bhaskar’s weekly income did not change, the ratio of the weekly incomes of Ranita and Bhaskar, respectively, would have been . What is Bhaskar’s weekly income (in )?
A
B
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