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Nikhil and Reetu earn in the ratio . They spend in the ratio and save in the ratio . Find the monthly income of each, if the total monthly savings of both Nikhil and Reetu together is .

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

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Step 1: Determine individual savings
The total savings of Nikhil and Reetu together is , and they save in the ratio .





Step 2: Set up equations using Income and Expenditure
Let the incomes of Nikhil and Reetu be and respectively.
Let their expenditures be and respectively.

We know that:
For Nikhil:



For Reetu:



**Step 3: Solve the equations for **
From Equation 2, we can express as:



Substitute this value of into Equation 1:











Now, substitute back into the expression for :



Step 4: Calculate monthly incomes



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Nikhil and Reetu earn in the ratio . They spend in the ratio and save in the ratio . Find the monthly income of each, if the total monthly savings of both Nikhil and Reetu together is .
A
B
C
D

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